page_title: Chuckanut Mountains
hierarchical_section_title: Chuckanut Mountains
caption_attribution_description: Fossils of Sabalites campbelli palm leaves from the Chuckanut Formation, south of Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington
context_page_description: The Chuckanut Mountains, or Chuckanuts, are located on the northern Washington state coast of the Salish Sea, just south of Bellingham, Washington. Being a 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 Puget Lowland Forest Ecoregion.
  The range contains Larrabee State Park, the first State Park to be designated in Washington. Its mountains include:
  Anderson Mountain
  Blanchard Mountain
  Chuckanut Mountain
  Galbraith Mountain
  King Mountain
  Lookout Mountain
  Sehome Hill
  Squalicum Mountain
  Stewart Mountain
  Toad Mountain
context_section_description: The Chuckanut Mountains (from "Chuckanut", a native word for "Long beach far from a narrow entrance"), or Chuckanuts, are located on the northern Washington state coast of the Salish Sea, just south of Bellingham, Washington. Being a 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 Puget Lowland Forest Ecoregion.
  The range contains Larrabee State Park, the first State Park to be designated in Washington (1923). Its mountains include:
  Anderson Mountain
  Blanchard Mountain
  Chuckanut Mountain (including North Chuckanut Mountain, South Chuckanut Mountain, and Chuckanut Ridge)
  Galbraith Mountain (also known as North Lookout Mountain)
  King Mountain
  Lookout Mountain
  Sehome Hill
  Squalicum Mountain
  Stewart Mountain
  Toad Mountain
caption: Fossils of Sabalites campbelli, extinct Palm leaves, in the Chuckanut Formation.
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