{"id":68144,"date":"2026-11-04T23:07:33","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T22:07:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/?p=68144"},"modified":"2026-11-04T23:07:33","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T22:07:33","slug":"mount-baker-a-massive-active-stratovolcano-crowned-by-ten-glaciers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2026\/11\/04\/mount-baker-a-massive-active-stratovolcano-crowned-by-ten-glaciers\/","title":{"rendered":"Mount Baker, a massive active stratovolcano crowned by ten glaciers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Within the territory of the United States, there are more than 160 active volcanoes, 18 of which are classified as posing a very high level of danger.<\/p>\n

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In Washington State, in the northwest of the \"Lower 48\"<\/strong> (as the country's 48 contiguous states are known\u2014that is, all except Alaska and Hawaii) there are five major volcanoes:<\/strong> Mount St. Helens, Mount Rainier, Mount Baker, Glacier Peak, and Mount Adams.<\/p>\n

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The Mount Baker Ski Area, located between this volcano and Mount Shuksan (Photo: Bruce Warrington<\/a>).<\/div>\n

Mount Baker has an elevation of 3,286 meters above sea level.<\/strong> It is located near the Canadian border, about 167 kilometers from the city of Seattle. It is an active volcano<\/strong>, and due to its conical shape and great height, it is classified as a stratovolcano. Its last eruption occurred between September and November 1880<\/strong>, although it has not experienced any highly explosive eruptions for about 14,000 years. The earliest documented eruption of this volcano took place in 1792<\/strong> and was recorded by two distinguished mariners of the Spanish Navy: Dionisio Alcal\u00e1 Galiano and Cayetano Vald\u00e9s.<\/p>\n

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Mount Baker as seen from the Mount Baker\u2013Snoqualmie National Forest, which covers an area of \u200b\u200b230 km\u00b2 (Photo: David Preston<\/a>).<\/div>\n

This volcano is crowned by a total of ten glaciers<\/strong>, the largest of which is the Coleman Glacier, located on its western slope and covering an area of \u200b\u200bover 5 square kilometers. Mount Baker is the volcano with the second-highest number of glaciers in the Cascade Range.<\/strong> The first is Mount Rainier, which has 25 glaciers surrounding it. If you would like a closer look at Mount Baker but don\u2019t have the chance to visit in person, I encourage you to watch this excellent video about the volcano, published by Kyle Kotajarvi<\/a>:<\/p>\n