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on Blanchard Mountain was exposed by a construction crew. The outcrop is unique for its unusually large chunks of
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George E. Mustoe (December 1998). "Stilpnomelane at Blanchard mountain, western Skagit County, Washington".
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Tacoma Public Library Online Digital Collections. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
226:"BP Cherry Point Cogeneration Project, Application for Site Certification" 162: 17: 165:. The Chuckanuts are well known for their Tertiary Period leaf fossils. 173: 154: 41: 29: 149:(which is predominantly made up of layers of 55-million-year-old 145:
The Chuckanut Mountains were formed by the folding of the
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Chuckanut Mountain Looking east from Chuckanut Island
38:, extinct Palm leaves, in the Chuckanut Formation. 434:Washington placenames of Native American origin 393: 8: 27:Mountain range in Washington, United States 439:Whatcom County, Washington geography stubs 400: 386: 313:United States Department of the Interior 429:Landforms of Whatcom County, Washington 193: 106:(also known as North Lookout Mountain) 419:Mountain ranges of Washington (state) 70:, United States. Being a part of the 7: 424:North Cascades of Washington (state) 354: 352: 304:Geographic Names Information System 215:from the original on 23 March 2022. 25: 356: 309:United States Geological Survey 256:Sykes, Karen (21 March 2001). 76:Puget Lowland Forest Ecoregion 58:, are located on the northern 1: 372:. You can help Knowledge by 368:state location article is a 455: 366:Whatcom County, Washington 351: 262:Seattle Post-Intelligencer 168:In 1988, an outcrop of 338:48.67889°N 122.46806°W 207:Washington Place Names 68:Bellingham, Washington 47: 39: 45: 33: 343:48.67889; -122.46806 299:"Chuckanut Mountain" 159:Huntingdon Formation 334: /  147:Chuckanut Formation 83:Larrabee State Park 81:The range contains 62:state coast of the 52:Chuckanut Mountains 36:Sabalites campbelli 277:Washington Geology 125:Squalicum Mountain 104:Galbraith Mountain 98:Chuckanut Mountain 93:Blanchard Mountain 48: 40: 381: 380: 89:Anderson Mountain 16:(Redirected from 446: 402: 395: 388: 360: 353: 349: 348: 346: 345: 344: 339: 335: 332: 331: 330: 327: 316: 285: 284: 272: 266: 265: 253: 247: 246: 244: 243: 237: 230: 222: 216: 198: 153:, conglomerate, 130:Stewart Mountain 115:Lookout Mountain 66:, just south of 21: 454: 453: 449: 448: 447: 445: 444: 443: 409: 408: 407: 406: 342: 340: 336: 333: 328: 325: 323: 321: 320: 297: 294: 289: 288: 274: 273: 269: 255: 254: 250: 241: 239: 235: 228: 224: 223: 219: 199: 195: 190: 143: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 452: 450: 442: 441: 436: 431: 426: 421: 411: 410: 405: 404: 397: 390: 382: 379: 378: 361: 318: 317: 293: 292:External links 290: 287: 286: 267: 248: 217: 192: 191: 189: 186: 142: 139: 138: 137: 132: 127: 122: 117: 112: 107: 101: 95: 90: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 451: 440: 437: 435: 432: 430: 427: 425: 422: 420: 417: 416: 414: 403: 398: 396: 391: 389: 384: 383: 377: 375: 371: 367: 362: 359: 355: 350: 347: 314: 310: 306: 305: 300: 296: 295: 291: 282: 278: 271: 268: 263: 259: 252: 249: 238:on 2006-09-25 234: 227: 221: 218: 214: 210: 208: 203: 197: 194: 187: 185: 183: 182:stilpnomelane 179: 175: 171: 166: 164: 160: 156: 152: 148: 140: 136: 135:Toad Mountain 133: 131: 128: 126: 123: 121: 118: 116: 113: 111: 110:King Mountain 108: 105: 102: 99: 96: 94: 91: 88: 87: 86: 84: 79: 77: 73: 72:Cascade Range 69: 65: 61: 57: 53: 44: 37: 32: 19: 374:expanding it 363: 319: 302: 280: 276: 270: 261: 251: 240:. Retrieved 233:the original 220: 205: 196: 167: 144: 80: 55: 51: 49: 35: 341: / 178:milk quartz 174:green chert 170:metamorphic 120:Sehome Hill 34:Fossils of 413:Categories 329:122°28′5″W 326:48°40′44″N 242:2007-10-02 188:References 172:phyllite, 64:Salish Sea 60:Washington 56:Chuckanuts 283:(4): 3–8. 202:CHUCKANUT 151:sandstone 18:Chuckanut 213:Archived 163:phyllite 141:Geology 176:, and 364:This 236:(PDF) 229:(PDF) 155:shale 370:stub 50:The 204:." 415:: 311:, 307:. 301:. 281:26 279:. 260:. 184:. 78:. 401:e 394:t 387:v 376:. 315:. 264:. 245:. 209:. 200:" 20:)

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Chuckanut


Washington
Salish Sea
Bellingham, Washington
Cascade Range
Puget Lowland Forest Ecoregion
Larrabee State Park
Blanchard Mountain
Chuckanut Mountain
Galbraith Mountain
King Mountain
Lookout Mountain
Sehome Hill
Squalicum Mountain
Stewart Mountain
Toad Mountain
Chuckanut Formation
sandstone
shale
Huntingdon Formation
phyllite
metamorphic
green chert
milk quartz
stilpnomelane
CHUCKANUT
Washington Place Names
Archived

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