The mountain is largely owned by the Washington Department of Natural Resources, but some parcels are privately held. While the public land is open for recreation, it is managed primarily for timber harvest. Clearcuts are present on many slopes and most all the remaining forest is in varying stages of recovery and regrowth.
sumas, mountain, mountain, canada, british, columbia, mountain, located, whatcom, county, washington, miles, northeast, bellingham, southwest, vedder, mountain, located, skagit, range, mountain, notable, high, biodiversity, year, round, hiking, trails, sometim. For the mountain in Canada see Sumas Mountain British Columbia Sumas Mountain is a mountain located in Whatcom County Washington 15 miles northeast of Bellingham and southwest of Vedder Mountain Located in the Skagit Range the mountain is notable for its high biodiversity and year round hiking trails It is sometimes referred to as American Sumas to distinguish it from an identically named mountain across the Canada United States border in British Columbia just 10 km 6 2 mi to the north both of which are drained by tributary creeks of the Sumas River Sumas MountainSumas MountainWhatcom County Washington U S Highest pointElevation3 434 ft 1 047 m NAVD 88 1 Prominence2 870 ft 870 m 1 Coordinates48 54 42 N 122 13 20 W 48 9117859 N 122 2220985 W 48 9117859 122 2220985 2 GeographyLocationWhatcom County Washington U S Parent rangeSkagit Range North CascadesTopo mapUSGS KendallThe mountain is largely owned by the Washington Department of Natural Resources but some parcels are privately held While the public land is open for recreation it is managed primarily for timber harvest Clearcuts are present on many slopes and most all the remaining forest is in varying stages of recovery and regrowth Washington State Route 547 which traverses a low pass on the mountain s northern flank runs northwest from the Mount Baker Highway SR 542 in Kendall to SR 9 in Sumas which is located on the Canada United States border and south of Abbotsford British Columbia The Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific Railroad once traversed the same pass The controversial Swift Creek Landslide is located on the mountain s western slope See also editSumas Mountain British Columbia Sumas Peak Sumas disambiguation References edit a b Sumas Mountain Washington Peakbagger com Sumas Mountain Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior External links edit Washington State Top 200 by Prominence Peakbagger com Sumas Mountain SummitPost org Sumas Mountain Bivouac com nbsp This Whatcom County Washington state location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sumas Mountain amp oldid 1212862193, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
