Wild Goose Pass Tree

The Wild Goose Pass Tree is a historically significant tree which was originally located at Austin Pass near Glacier, Washington. The tree was marked by surveyor Banning Austin in 1893 during a road survey of the region; the mountain pass Austin surveyed, which was originally known as Wild Goose Pass, was renamed Austin Pass in his honor.[2] The U.S. Forest Service later moved the tree to the Heather Meadows Visitor Center, which is located along the Mount Baker Highway in Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest.[3] The tree was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 7, 1991.[1]

Wild Goose Pass Tree
Nearest cityGlacier, Washington
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
NRHP reference No.91000706[1]
Added to NRHPJune 7, 1991

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Beckey, Fred W. (1995). Cascade Alpine Guide: Rainy Pass to Fraser River. The Mountaineers Books. p. 380. ISBN 9780898864236.
  3. "Mt. Baker Highway Society Byway Management Plan" (PDF). Washington State Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 13, 2013.


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