2020 Map of Mount Shuksan

About this map

The Summit Pyramid Mt Shuksan stands as the central landmark of this high-altitude landscape, where the Mount Baker National Forest meets the North Cascades National Park. The topography is defined by massive ice fields and drainage basins, including the Sulphide Glacier, Crystal Glacier, and Price Glacier. These frozen reservoirs feed complex water systems such as the N Fork Nooksack River and Sulphide Cr. The map illustrates the extreme vertical relief between jagged summits like Icy Peak and the high basins of Price Lake and Shuksan Lake. Climbers and surveyors have long noted technical landmarks like Nooksack Tower, Winnies Slide, and The Hourglass, which provide specific orientation points for navigating the steep north-south ridges and deep river valleys of the Baker River corridor.