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Volcano, Mt. Baker, USA

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Taken from; Bates Road, Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada

 

Elevation: 10,781′

Last eruption: 1880

Prominence: 8,812′

Mountain range: Cascade Range, North Cascades

 

Mt. Baker Ski Area is a ski resort in the northwest United States, located in Whatcom County, Washington, at the end of State Route 542. The base elevation is at 3,500 feet (1,067 m), while the peak of the resort is at 5,089 feet (1,551 m). It is about 10 miles (16 km) south of the 49th parallel, the international border with Canada.

 

The ski area is home to the world's greatest recorded snowfall in one season, 1,140 inches (95.0 ft; 29.0 m), recorded during the 1998–99 season. Mt. Baker also enjoys the unofficially highest average annual snowfall of any resort in the world, with 641 inches (53.4 ft; 16.3 m).

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