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Chuckanut Mountains

Chuckanut Mountains

The Chuckanut Mountains (from "Chuckanut", an indigenous word meaning "long beach far from a narrow entrance"), or Chuckanuts, are located along the Washington state coast of the Salish Sea, just south of Bellingham, Washington. Part of the Cascade Range, they are the only place where the Cascades come west down to meet the sea. The Chuckanuts are considered to be a part of the .

The range contains Larrabee State Park, the first State Park to be designated in Washington (1923). Its mountains include:

  • Anderson Mountain
  • (including North Chuckanut Mountain, South Chuckanut Mountain, and Chuckanut Ridge)
  • Galbraith Mountain (also known as North Lookout Mountain)
  • Sehome Hill