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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.
Ecology
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Vegetative cover is typical of the west slopes of the Cascades including western redcedar , coast Douglas-fir , noble fir , Pacific silver fir , subalpine fir , western hemlock and mountain hemlock , and at higher elevations, alpine meadows . Animals include mountain goats and hoary marmots . On mountains and higher ridges, considerable areas of rock and permanent glaciers (over 10,000 acres (40 km 2 [3]
Geology
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The terrain is rugged, with steep slopes and numerous ridges dissected by small intermittent or permanent drainages. Mount Baker (10,420 feet (3,180 m )48°46′38 ″N 121°48′48 ″W / 48.7773426°N 121.8132008°W / 48.7773426; -121.8132008 (Mount Baker ) [4] m ). Other major mountains include:
Twin Sisters Mountain , North Twin (6,650 feet (2,030 m )) – 48°42′55 ″N 121°59′55 ″W / 48.7153934°N 121.9984847°W / 48.7153934; -121.9984847 (North Twin ) [5]
Twin Sisters Mountain, South Twin (6,965 feet (2,123 m )) – 48°42′16 ″N 121°59′15 ″W / 48.7045599°N 121.9873731°W / 48.7045599; -121.9873731 (South Twin ) [6]
Tomyhoi Peak (7,293 feet (2,223 m )) – 48°58′29 ″N 121°42′33 ″W / 48.9748493°N 121.7090296°W / 48.9748493; -121.7090296 (Tomyhoi Peak ) [7]
American Border Peak (7,992 feet (2,436 m )) – 48°59′43 ″N 121°39′55 ″W / 48.9954056°N 121.6651400°W / 48.9954056; -121.6651400 (American Border Peak ) [8]
Mount Larrabee (früher: Red Mountain ) (7,821 feet (2,384 m )) – 48°58′44 ″N 121°38′54 ″W / 48.9790164°N 121.6481954°W / 48.9790164; -121.6481954 (Mount Larrabee ) [9]
Goat Mountain (6,811 feet (2,076 m )) – 48°55′24 ″N 121°34′57 ″W / 48.9232°N 121.5826°W / 48.9232; -121.5826 (Goat Mountain ) [10]
Mount Sefrit (7,165 feet (2,184 m )) – 48°53′30 ″N 121°35′39 ″W / 48.8916608°N 121.5940309°W / 48.8916608; -121.5940309 (Mount Sefrit ) [11]
Ruth Mountain (7,103 feet (2,165 m )) – 48°51′36 ″N 121°31′58 ″W / 48.8599784°N 121.5328147°W / 48.8599784; -121.5328147 (Ruth Mountain ) [12]
Hadley Peak (7,470 feet (2,280 m )) – 48°48′50 ″N 121°49′21 ″W / 48.8140103°N 121.8223671°W / 48.8140103; -121.8223671 (Hadley Peak ) [13]
The wilderness is wholly contained within Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest and is adjacent to the Mount Baker National Recreation Area .
See also
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References
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^ "Mt. Baker Wilderness" . U.S. Forest Service. Retrieved March 16, 2015 .
^ "Mount Baker" . Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2018-06-19 .
^ "North Twin" . Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2018-06-19 .
^ "South Twin" . Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2018-06-19 .
^ "Tomyhoi Peak" . Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2018-06-19 .
^ "American Border Peak" . Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2018-06-19 .
^ "Mount Larrabee" . Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2018-06-19 .
^ "Goat Mountain Trail, Whatcom County, Washington, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika" . OpenStreetMap.org. Retrieved 2018-06-19 .
^ "Mount Sefrit" . Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2018-06-19 .
^ "Ruth Mountain" . Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2018-06-19 .
^ "Hadley Peak" . Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2018-06-19 .
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