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Mount Baker

Mt. Baker also known as Koma Kulshan or simply Kulshan, is an active glaciated andesitic stratovolcano in the Cascade Volcanic Arc and the North Cascades of Washington State in the United States. It is the second-most active volcano in the range after Mount Saint Helens. While volcanism has persisted here for some 1.5 million years, the current glaciated cone is likely no more than 140,000 years old. Older volcanic edifices have mostly eroded away due to glaciation. (Wiki)

 

Mount Baker ... is one of the loftiest and most conspicuous peaks of the northern Cascade range; it is nearly as high as Mount Rainier, and like that mountain, its snow-covered pyramid has the form of a sugar-loaf.

 

Explored on 6 January 2011 - that's a great new year start. Thanks for stopping by... :o)

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