Koma Kulshan

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Koma Kulshan is the Indigenous (primarily Lummi) name for Mount Baker, a prominent glaciated stratovolcano in the North Cascades of Washington State.

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Koma Kulshan canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf glaciated volcano
mountain
natural geographic feature
stratovolcano
country United States
hasCulturalSignificanceFor Lummi people
Nooksack people
other Coast Salish nations
hasEruptionStyle explosive eruptions
lava flows
hasFirstRecordedAscentBy Edmund Thomas Coleman
hasGeologicalSetting subduction-related volcanic arc
hasGlaciers true
hasIndigenousNameMeaning often translated as “white sentinel” or “great white watcher” in local usage
hasLanguageFamilyForName Salishan languages
hasNameInEnglish Mount Baker
hasNameInLummi Koma Kulshan
hasNearbySkiArea Mount Baker Ski Area
hasNotableFeature extensive glaciation
snow-covered summit for much of the year
hasProminence high prominence in the North Cascades
isEastOf Bellingham, Washington
isGlaciated true
isManagedBy United States Forest Service
linked to: U.S. Forest Service
isMonitoredBy Cascades Volcano Observatory
United States Geological Survey
isNorthOf Seattle, Washington
isPartOf Cascade Volcanic Arc
Pacific Ring of Fire
isPopularFor backcountry skiing
hiking
mountaineering
snowboarding
isSacredTo Coast Salish peoples
Lummi Nation
isUsedAs landmark for navigation in the Salish Sea region
isVisibleFrom Bellingham, Washington
San Juan Islands
Vancouver Island on clear days
isVolcanoType stratovolcano
isWithin Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
locatedIn North Cascades
linked to: Cascade Range

United States
Washington State
linked to: Washington

Whatcom County, Washington NERFINISHED
mountainRange Cascade Range
North Cascades
linked to: Cascade Range
state Washington

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Mount Baker hasIndigenousName Koma Kulshan
Koma Kulshan hasNameInLummi Koma Kulshan