WASHINGTON STATE -- As the summer months approach, officials want to remind those who go out to Mt. Baker that they are skiing and snowboarding and camping on an active volcano.

May is volcano awareness month, and Carolyn Driedger with the U.S. Geological Survey says the biggest threat from a Baker eruption would be volcanic mud flows.

She says those who live in volcano hazard zones around Mt. Baker need to have a plan to get to higher ground.



Driedger says officials are confident they will see some warning signs before an eruption on Mt. Baker.

West of Baker, the towns of Glacier, Maple Falls, Deming, Everson and Sumas all lie in the pathway for eruption-related mud flows.

You can learn more about volcano hazard zones in our area by visiting volcanoes.usgs.gov.