I decided for my project to spend time researching Mount Baker. Mount Baker is located approximately 30 miles east of Bellingham, Washington. The Cascade Mountain Range stretches more than 140 miles between Seattle, Washington and Vancouver, Canada. Mount Baker is a stratovolcano, also known as a composite volcano, it is also the highest peak in the North Cascades and the fifth highest in the Cascade mountain range (Volcano Hazards Programs). Cities located near Mount Baker include Abbotsford, British Columbia and Bellingham, Washington. The closest stream to the mountain is the Nooksack River which flows near the west side of the mountain. On the southwest side of the mountain is Baker Lake. I chose this area because it is a very popular tourist attraction, which I had never visited before this assignment. This place is a very popular hiking and camping spot and a famous ski resort during winters. Mount Baker plays an important role in recreation in the Pacific Northwest. Mount Baker is also a place to find incredible geological features. You will see later in the photos of Mount Baker that I took that it is truly stunning. Geological Setting Mount Baker is known for its beautiful views and interesting geological features. Baker is the third tallest mountain in Washington State and one of five active volcanoes located within the state (USGS). I chose to study Mount Baker because when I go up the mountain the landscape surrounding the mountain is amazing. If you go on the right day, when the sun is shining and the sky is clear, you won't believe what you will find. The mountain has a variety of different rocks, waterfalls, rivers and streams, ice caves and much more. Rocks present: rocks are everywhere on...... in the center of the map ...... on the series, I-2660, with booklet, 70 p., scale 1:100000, http://pubs.usgs .gov/imap/i2660/Thomas, Paul, and Don Easterbrook. “Early Holocene glaciation on Mount Baker, Washington State, USA.” . Quaternary Science Reviews, n.d. Web. 3 February 2014. “USGS: Mount Baker Volcano Hazards Program.” USGS Science for a Changing World. Np, Aug. 30, 2013. Web. Feb. 3, 2014. .USGS. “Water Resources Inventory Area 1 Watershed Management.” USGS Science for a Changing World. U.S. Geological Survey, June 18, 2013. Web. April 7, 2014. “Water Supply and Treatment.” City of Bellingham Washington. Department of Public Works, nd Web. .