July 2009
Artist Point is closed.
Crews will start clearing the road to Artist Point on Monday, July 6.
The clearing work will take up to three weeks to complete. Expect a late-July opening.
Crews will move the lower gate, near the upper ski lodge, to the Terminal Lake parking lot within the first day or two of work.
There is approximately four feet of snow at the Terminal Lake parking lot.
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, 2.7 miles long (milepost 54.55 to 57.26) 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