Deposit of the largest lahar from Mount Baker, WA, exposed near con...
By Volcano Hazards Program
2000 (approx.)
Detailed Description
Note the protruding logs and branches from living trees that were knocked down and carried by the lahar. Ice axe, 3 ft, shows scale. Lahars are the greatest hazard at Mount Baker.
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Public Domain.
Scott et al., 2000
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