Baker Area - Artist Point

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Artist Point


Artist Point
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View of Mount Shuksan from the Artist Point parking lot.

July 2008

Artist Point is open

Artist Point opened at 8 a.m. Friday, July 18.

The Forest Service's Heather Meadows visitor center is open.

Follow crews with our GPS tracking as they work their way to Artist Point.

Pictures and video are available at our Flickr account.

Crews started plowing snow off the road to Artist Point on Monday, June 23.

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