Washington National Forest 



Vancouver, is a practically extinct volcano 10,730 feet 

 in height. It was first ascended by the Coleman party 



in 1869. The mountain is 

 incrusted with snow and ice, 

 surrounded bv green mead- 

 ows, a region of irresistible 

 Iii&k £ ill interest to the mountaineer, 



.-* - y 4 geologist, botanist, and na- 

 ture lover. Faint sulphur 

 ■ ■- AJ fumes still rise from the 



crater. 



Mount Baker may be as- 

 cended on three sides. The climbing season runs from 

 July 15 to September 30, August being the best month. 

 From Glacier, on the north side, which is reached in 

 2 " ' houis via automobile road from Bellingham, a trail 

 leads to Heliotrope Ridge, 10 miles distant. This is a 

 grassy divide of about 3 acres which thrusts itself into 

 the heart of Roosevelt Glacier, with the great white 

 dome of the mountain towering above. The summit can 

 be reached from this point. 



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Mount Baker 



"A cross it on a summer evening is cast a perfect likeness of the great mountain " 



The road extends 7 miles east of Glacier to the Nook- 

 sack Falls power plant, where the river forms a cataract 

 more than 100 feet high. 



At the Three- Mile board a trail ascends to Sky 

 Line Ridge, 6,500 feet in elevation, where it is lost in the 

 rolling meadows, dotted with clumps of alpine fir which 

 shield the tents of the campers. 



Formation 



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muling cliff dwellings on the sUipt 



f Mount Baki 



Farther to the east of Nooksack Falls, 10 miles by 

 trail, is Austin Pass, lying midway between Mount Baker 

 and Mount Shuksa.n. The latter has been termed the 

 most picturesque peak in America, while Table Mountain, 

 at the gateway of the Chain Takes region, is a striking 

 formation. The scenic revel which the traveler beholds 

 from Austin Pass will soon be made accessible by an 

 automobile road from Glacier. 



Mount Baker and the Tain Sisters 



Many prefer to ascend Mount Baker from the west side 

 at Mazama Park. Here there is a cabin shelter free to 

 visitors, and the round trip to the summit can be made 

 in from 8 to 12 hours. Faston and Deming Glaciers are 



Three 



