Mount Baker, our local glacier-covered volcano. Part of the North Cascades Mountain Range, it rises 10,778 feet above sea level. According to the U.S. Forest Service, it is the second most active volcano in the Cascade Range. The first is Mount St. Helens. Mount Baker holds the world record for the most snowfall in one season-- 1140 inches (2895.6 cm) in 1999.Monday, January 4, 2010
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Mount Baker, our local glacier-covered volcano. Part of the North Cascades Mountain Range, it rises 10,778 feet above sea level. According to the U.S. Forest Service, it is the second most active volcano in the Cascade Range. The first is Mount St. Helens. Mount Baker holds the world record for the most snowfall in one season-- 1140 inches (2895.6 cm) in 1999.
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Another sleeping giant. Let's hope it continues to doze peacefully.
ReplyDeleteThat looks familiar...took a drive through the Cascades back in 1980...
ReplyDeleteHow many inches? Good grief.
But what a beautiful sight!
That's a lot of snow. And I love that road. It looks like just the right size for a pleasant drive.
ReplyDeleteIt's nice to see Mt. Baker from this perspective. It is a lovely mountain and I always enjoy glimpsing views of it when I'm up in northern Washington.
ReplyDeleteI am geologically naieve, but how does one have a snow covered volcano? Seems a contradiction in terms. Must be messy if it blows!
ReplyDeleteJulie-- I'm not sure of the particulars myself, but from what I gather, the crust is so thick everywhere the heat only seeps through at the thinnest point, which is a crater from a previous explosion. On cold days we can sometimes see a plume of steam emanating from the top... which can be a little nerve-wracking! If you're interested, this is a good site for more information:
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I should say it would wrack my nerves! All sounds very pretty if one can ignore the possible ramifications. I am off to the info site now. Thank you so much for the follow up.
ReplyDeleteVery impressive. I just read up a little bit about it on Wikipedia. Glaciers and such I've gotten familiar with since moving to Switzerland, but the volcano thing is still exotic to me.
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