Watson’s Traverse, Mt. Baker

Mt. Baker was the first of the Cascade volcanoes to be skied // [o] @bjarnesalen

Mt. Baker was the first of the Cascade volcanoes to be skied // [o] @bjarnesalen

 

Elevation: 10781’ 3286m

Aspect: Northwest to Northeast

Vertical: 7000’—8000’ depending on route

Coordinates: 48°46’38”N 121°48’48”W

First descent: Watson, Larson, Hennig 1939

“Not only is Watson’s Traverse historically significant, it also crosses some of the wildest and most stunning terrain in the Pacific Northwest.” (FCSDofNA)

“The impressions gained in some run down a glacier highway are deeper, more vivid and more enduring than those which reward the man on foot.”
— Arnold Lunn
Mt. Baker is the third highest mountain in Washington state. The Watson Traverse is a tribute to the history of skiing in the Pacific Northwest and the 14 mile, 10k+ foot traverse was first accomplished by Dwight Watson in 1939.