Mount Baker Wilderness

Mount Baker Wilderness
Twin Sisters Mountain from Grouse Ridge
Map showing the location of Mount Baker Wilderness
Map showing the location of Mount Baker Wilderness
LocationWhatcom County, Washington, U.S.
Nearest cityBellingham, Washington
Coordinates48°48′29″N 121°44′35″W / 48.80806°N 121.74306°W / 48.80806; -121.74306
Area119,989 acres (485.58 km2)[2]
Established1984[3]
Governing bodyU.S. Forest Service
Mt. Baker Wilderness
Bistort and lupine bloom on Cougar Divide with Hadley Peak behind.

Mount Baker Wilderness is a 119,989-acre (48,558 ha) wilderness area within the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest in the western Cascade Range of northern Washington state. Its eastern border is shared with the boundary of the Stephen Mather Wilderness and North Cascades National Park for a distance of 40 miles (65 kilometers). The wilderness extends from State Route 20 north to the Canada–US border. On the west, it is bounded by the foothills of the Puget Sound lowlands.[2]

Almost entirely within Whatcom County, the wilderness lies on the western slopes of the Cascade Mountains. The three forks of the Nooksack River and the Baker River are the major drainages of the wilderness.

  1. ^ "Protected Planet | Mount Baker". Protected Planet. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference wilderness.net was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Folkerts, Dale (July 3, 1984). "President signs bill to create 18 state wilderness areas, new rules". The Everett Herald. p. 5A. Retrieved November 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.