Mount Baker National Recreation Area
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Mount Baker National Recreation Area is a United States
National Recreation Area
located in northern Washington about 15 miles south of the Canadian border within the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
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The recreation area was established in 1984 by an act of the U.S. Congress primarily to accommodate the use of snowmobiles during the winter
months on the southern slopes of Mount Baker
. There are also many hiking trails in the recreation area. Mount Baker NRA is adjacent to the Mount Baker Wilderness
area where snowmobiling is not permitted.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area is a designation for a protected area in the United States, often centered on large reservoirs and emphasizing water-based recreation for a large number of people. The first National Recreation Area was the Boulder Dam Recreation Area...
located in northern Washington about 15 miles south of the Canadian border within the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
The Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest in Washington extends more than along the western slopes of the Cascade Range from the Canadian border to the northern boundary of Mount Rainier National Park. Forest headquarters are located in the city of Everett....
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The recreation area was established in 1984 by an act of the U.S. Congress primarily to accommodate the use of snowmobiles during the winter
Winter
Winter is the coldest season of the year in temperate climates, between autumn and spring. At the winter solstice, the days are shortest and the nights are longest, with days lengthening as the season progresses after the solstice.-Meteorology:...
months on the southern slopes of Mount Baker
Mount Baker
Mount 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...
. There are also many hiking trails in the recreation area. Mount Baker NRA is adjacent to the Mount Baker Wilderness
Mount Baker Wilderness
Mount Baker Wilderness in northern Washington, USA,contains . Its eastern border is shared with the boundary of the North Cascades National Park for a distance of 40 miles . The Wilderness extends from State Route 20 north to the Canadian border...
area where snowmobiling is not permitted.