Chuckanut Mountains

Fossils of Sabalites campbelli, extinct Palm leaves, in the Chuckanut Formation.
Chuckanut Mountain Looking east from Chuckanut Island

The Chuckanut Mountains (from "Chuckanut", an indigenous word meaning "long beach far from a narrow entrance"[1]), or Chuckanuts, are located on the northern Washington state coast of the Salish Sea, just south of Bellingham, Washington, United States. Being a part of the Cascade Range, they are the only place where the Cascades come west down to meet the sea. The Chuckanuts are considered to be a part of the Puget Lowland Forest Ecoregion.

The range contains Larrabee State Park, the first State Park to be designated in Washington (1923). Its mountains include:

  1. ^ "CHUCKANUT." Washington Place Names. Tacoma Public Library Online Digital Collections. Retrieved 23 March 2022. Archived from the original on 23 March 2022.