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Mount Shuksan is a glaciated massif[3] in the North Cascades National Park. Shuksan rises in Whatcom County, Washington immediately to the east of Mount Baker, and 11.6 miles (18.7 km) south of the Canada–US border. The mountain's name Shuksan is derived from the Lummi word [šéqsən], said to mean "high peak".[4] The highest point on the mountain is a three-sided peak known as Summit Pyramid.[5]

Mount Shuksan
Mt Shuksan as seen from Baker Lake to the south
Highest point
Elevation	9,131 ft (2,783 m) NGVD 29[1]
Prominence	4,411 ft (1,344 m)[1]
Coordinates	48°49′54″N 121°36′11″W[2]
Geography
Mount Shuksan Location in Washington state
Location	Whatcom County, Washington, U.S.
Parent range	Cascades
Topo map	USGS Mount Shuksan
Geology
Age of rock	Cretaceous
Type of rock	Metamorphic schist
Climbing
First ascent	September 7, 1906 by Asahel Curtis and party
Easiest route	rock/ice climb, class 3[1]

The mountain is composed of Shuksan greenschist, oceanic basalt that was metamorphosed when the Easton terrane collided with the west coast of North America, approximately 120 million years ago.[6] The mountain is an eroded remnant of a thrust plate formed by the Easton collision.[3]

The Mount Baker Highway, State Route 542, is kept open during the winter to support Mt. Baker Ski Area. In late summer, the road to Artist Point allows visitors to travel a few miles higher for a closer view of the peak. Picture Lake is accessible on the highway and reflects the mountain, making it a popular site for photography.

Sulphide Creek Falls, one of the tallest waterfalls in North America, plunges off the southeastern flank of Mount Shuksan. There are four other tall waterfalls that spill off Mount Shuksan and neighboring Jagged Ridge and Seahpo Peak, mostly sourced from small snowfields and glaciers.

The traditional name of Mount Shuksan in the Nooksack language is Shéqsan ("high foot") or Ch’ésqen ("golden eagle").[7] Both the Nooksack and Lummi are indigenous tribes who have occupied the watersheds of the Nooksack Rivers and Lummi River, respectively. They are both federally recognized tribes in the United States.

The first ascent of Mount Shuksan is usually attributed to Asahel Curtis and W. Montelius Price on September 7, 1906. However, in a 1907 letter to the editor of the Mazamas club journal, C. E. Rusk attributed the first ascent to Joseph Morowits in 1897. He said that he himself would have attempted it in 1903 if he had not been sure that it had already been climbed.[8]

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References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mount Shuksan.

• "Mount Shuksan". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
• Weather forecast: Mount Shuksan

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[de] Mount Shuksan

Mount Shuksan ist ein vergletscherter Berg im North-Cascades-Nationalpark im US-Bundesstaat Washington. Er liegt im Whatcom County, sechzehn Kilometer nordöstlich des Mount Baker und etwa achtzehn Kilometer südlich der Grenze zu Kanada.

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- [en] Mount Shuksan

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[fr] Mont Shuksan

Le mont Shuksan est une montagne culminant à 2 783 mètres d'altitude, dans l'État de Washington, aux États-Unis. Elle est située à l'ouest du parc national des North Cascades et à l'est du mont Baker.

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[it] Monte Shuksan

Il monte Shuksan (in inglese Shuksan Mount) è un massiccio glaciale situato nel parco nazionale delle North Cascades, negli Stati Uniti.[2] Lo Shuksan si erge nella contea di Whatcom, nello stato del Washington, immediatamente a est del monte Baker e 18,7 km a sud del confine tra il Canada e gli Stati Uniti d'America. Il nome della montagna Shuksan deriva dal termine Lummi [šéqsən], che si dice significhi "alta vetta".[3] Il punto più alto della montagna è un picco noto come Summit Pyramid.[4]

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