Mount Baker Highway (WA-542)

WA-542 runs 57 miles east from Bellingham along the North Fork Nooksack River to Artist Point at 5,140 feet, with Baker and Mt. Shuksan both visible from the terminus parking area. The lower two-thirds delivers sweeping river-canyon curves through the Nooksack valley; the upper section climbs steeply with challenging hairpins before the pavement ends at Austin Pass/Artist Point. Designated the Mount Baker Scenic Byway, it is open seasonally — Artist Point typically opens in late July when the snow clears, and closes by October.

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