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Canadian Border Peak
Canadian Border Peak, , originally known simply as Border Peak, is a mountain at the head of Tamihi Creek in the North Cascades, Cascade Mountains of the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada. As its name suggests, it is near the Canada–United States border, Canada–US border and is connected via a high ridge or col to American Border Peak, which is slightly higher at . The two together are known as the Border Peaks or American-Canadian Border Peaks and are most easily visible within nearby settled parts of Canada from the northern part of Sumas Prairie and the western part of Chilliwack Prairie in the area of Greendale, British Columbia, Greendale, which is just east of the boundary between the cities of Chilliwack, British Columbia, Chilliwack and Abbotsford, British Columbia, Abbotsford. Climate Canadian Border Peak is located in the marine west coast climate zone of western North America.#Beckey-ref, Beckey, p. 15 Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Larrabee
Mount Larrabee is a Skagit Range mountain summit situated 1.4 mile south of the Canada–United States border, in the North Cascades of Washington (state), Washington state. It is located immediately southeast of American Border Peak within the Mount Baker Wilderness, which is part of the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, and near North Cascades National Park. It is notable for its reddish coloring caused by Redox, oxidation of Iron in the rock. The rock consists of reddish interbedded and interfolded phyllites and Greenschist, greenstone. Originally known as Red Mountain, the name was changed in 1951 to honor Charles F. Larrabee (1895–1950), of the prominent C. X. Larrabee, Larrabee family of Bellingham, Washington. The toponym was officially adopted in 1951 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names. Mount Larrabee can be seen from the Washington State Route 542, Mt. Baker Highway near Heather Meadows and Artist Point, as well as from points in the Fraser Valley in Canada. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
