April 2007
Artist Point is Closed
The road to Artist Point at the end of Mount Baker Highway (SR 542) is closed because of snow.
Read the news releaseArtist Point was open from July 28 to Sept. 28 in 2007.
Crews plan to start clearing snow June 16, 2008, and hope to have the road open by mid-July.
Artist Point is located at the very end of Mount Baker Highway, State Route 542 and boasts 360 degree views of Mount Shuksan and Mount Baker, as well as access to a variety of trails.
The road to Artist Point, 2.5 miles long and more than 5,000 feet above sea level, is typically buried under snow and closed October through June.
Artist Point typically opens in July and remains open until the first substantial snowfall of the year, which usually comes in late September or early October.
Contact
Dustin Terpening
WSDOT Communications
phone: 360-757-5997
1043 Goldenrod Road Suite 101,
Burlington, WA 98233
Mt. Baker Ranger District Office
phone: 360-856-5700
810 State Route 20
Sedro-Woolley, WA 98284
Glacier Public Service Center
phone: 360-599-2714
Glacier, WA 98244