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At an altitude of some 5,000 feet, Artist Point offers a breathtaking 360-degree view that includes Mount Baker, Mount Shuksan and other Cascades peaks in Whatcom County.
The state has closed the last stretch of road to Artist Point under threat of winter storms. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to ...
The road leading to Artist Point, which is the last 2.7-mile stretch of State Route 542 on Mount Baker Highway, reopened Wednesday morning for vehicles.
Table Mountain is a Skagit Range summit located west of Mount Shuksan and northeast of Mount Baker in the North Cascades of Washington state. [3] It is situated in the Mount Baker Wilderness, which is managed by the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. Table Mountain is located west of Artist Point, at the end of the Mount Baker Highway ...
Mount Shuksan is a glaciated massif [3] in the North Cascades National Park. Shuksan rises in Whatcom County, Washington immediately to the east of Mount Baker, and 11.6 miles (18.7 km) south of the Canada–US border. The mountain's name Shuksan is derived from the Lummi word [šéqsən], said to mean "high peak". [4]
Artist Point was originally named in 1883 by Frank Jay Haynes who improperly believed that the point was the place at which painter Thomas Moran sketched his 1872 depictions of the falls. Later work determined that the sketches were made from the north rim, but the name Artist Point stuck.
Mt Baker Ski Area Chair 5 and Gabl's run (double black diamond) Chair 1 runs from the Heather Meadows Lodge upper base area to the top of Panorama Dome. There is a midpoint station on this lift, where other riders can catch it halfway down the mountain, allowing for speedy runs on Austin, Pan Face, North Face, Chicken Ridge, and the famed Chute.
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