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Definition of mount baker
mount baker
mount baker Lexical Profile
CEFR
B2
Grade
7
Tier
3
Usage
Rare
• noun
1
American An active, heavily glaciated andesitic stratovolcano located in the North Cascades of northwestern Washington state, United States.
Example
"On a clear day, the snow-capped peak of Mount Baker is visible from as far away as Vancouver and Seattle."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Named in 1792 after Joseph Baker, a Royal Navy lieutenant on Captain George Vancouver's expedition, who was the first European to spot the peak. The indigenous Nooksack and Lummi people refer to the mountain as 'Koma Kulshan' or simply 'Kulshan'.
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Mount baker. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 14, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/mount baker