Mount Shuksan (9,127 feet) is so close you can see the Curtis Glacier with its deep crevasses and seracs, and bare rocks sticking up through the snow and ice. It is a terrifying but beautiful peak.

Mt. Shuksan is a prominent mountain in the North Cascades with climbing routes suitable for mountaineers of all levels. ... Mount Baker: This northern Washington peak rises to 10,781 ft.

Getting there: Drive Highway 542 to the Mount Baker ski area and go to the highest parking area at the resort. At the far end of the parking lot, you’ll see a vault toilet.

From here, Excelsior Peak (5.6 miles round trip, 1,500 feet of gain) is a five-star destination that delivers outstanding long-distance views of Baker and Mount Shuksan from its 360-degree summit.

Situated between “The Magnificent Pair”—Mount Shuksan, at 9,131 feet, and Mount Baker at 10,781—Artist’s Point offers unrivaled touring access. This region is infamous for wet, dark weather, but when ...

Craving 360-degree mountainous views as the summer kicks off? Artist Point – what may be Washington’s most scenic parking lot at 5,100 feet in elevation – is set to reopen at 8 a.m. Friday.

This past September, the photographer Peter Funch, along with a team of assistants, travelled to Bellingham, Washington, to document Mt. Baker’s ten glaciers. The resulting body of work ...

2001-10-28 04:00:00 PDT Bellingham, Wash.-- I began checking the Mount Baker Ski Area Web site compulsively about a week before my family's long-planned, mid-January ski trip. The daily ...

PHOTO: Grant Gunderson. Mount Baker, which is best known for its snowfall totals is best loved by locals for its easy to get to lift access to backcountry terrain.The Baker Ski Patrol has a unique way ...

Artist Point features a 360-degree view of the high Cascades peaks, including Mount Baker and Mount Shuksan. It’s the starting point for several hiking trails in summer and a favorite of ...