Mount Baker

About

Mount Baker is a 10,781 ft (3,286 m) active glacier-covered andesitic stratovolcano in the Cascade Volcanic Arc and the North Cascades of Washington in the United States. Mount Baker has the second-most thermally active crater in the Cascade Range after Mount St. Helens. About 30 miles (48 km) due east of the city of Bellingham, Whatcom County, Mount Baker is the youngest volcano in the Mount Baker volcanic field. While volcanism has persisted here for some 1.5 million years, the current volcanic cone is likely no more than 140,000 years old, and possibly no older than 80–90,000 years. Older volcanic edifices have mostly eroded away due to glaciation

Launch Points (5)

Boulder Creek Launch

Foot Launch

Alt: 1,326 m / 4,351 ftHdg: 122° ESESurface: SHORT GRASS

A generic hang glider launch

Coal Pass Launch

Foot Launch

Alt: 1,491 m / 4,891 ftHdg: 25° NNESurface: SHORT GRASS

A generic hang glider launch

Mount Baker Forest Road Launch

Foot Launch

Alt: 1,369 m / 4,493 ftHdg: 101° ESurface: SHORT GRASS

A generic hang glider launch

Mount Baker Park Cliffs Launch

Foot Launch

Alt: 1,375 m / 4,513 ftHdg: 207° SSWSurface: SHORT GRASS

yA generic hang glider launch

Park Butte Lookout

Foot Launch

Alt: 1,646 m / 5,401 ftHdg: 277° WSurface: SHORT GRASS

A generic hang glider launch

Landing Zones (4)

Flying Conditions

Has 5 different launch points. The best wind direction is 276.8 @ 10 knts but many sites can be flown from multiple directions, so check before you fly. You can expect to find: thermal conditions ridge soaring conditions cross country potential , all dependent on current weather conditions.