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Mount Shuksan is a glaciated massif in the North Cascades National Park. Shuksan rises in Whatcom County, Washington immediately to the east of Mount Baker, and south of the Canadian border. The mountain's name ''Shuksan'' is derived from the Lummi word ''()'', said to mean "high peak". The highest point on the mountain is a three sided peak known as Summit Pyramid. There are two named subsidiary peaks: Nooksack Tower and The Hourglass. The mountain is composed of Shuksan greenschist, oceanic basalt that was metamorphosed when the Easton terrane collided with the west coast of North America, approximately 120 million years ago.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=National Park Service )〕 The mountain is an eroded remnant of a thrust plate formed by the Easton collision.〔 Mount Shuksan may be one of the most photographed mountains in the Cascade Range.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Mount Shuksan )〕 Photographs with its reflection in Picture Lake near Mount Baker Ski Area are particularly common. The Mount Baker Highway, State Route 542, is kept open during the winter to support the ski area; in late summer, the road to Artist Point allows visitors to travel a few miles higher for a closer view of the peak. Sulphide Creek Falls, one of the tallest waterfalls in North America, plunges off the southeastern flank of Mount Shuksan. There are four other tall waterfalls that spill off Mount Shuksan and neighboring Jagged Ridge and Seahpo Peak, mostly sourced from small snowfields and glaciers. The traditional name of Mount Shuksan in the Nooksack language is ''Shéqsan'' ("high foot") or ''Ch’ésqen'' ("golden eagle"). ==Nearby mountains== * Mount Triumph * Mount Despair * Mount Terror * Mount Blum * Mount Baker 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mount Shuksan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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