Volunteers from the Mount Baker Club maintain the lookout with 2 work parties per year.

Winchester Mountain was named in the early 1900s by prospector Jack Post for the rifle he was carrying.

The steep trail, with a 1,300-foot (400 m) elevation gain, starts in beautiful tall treed forest with fantastic wildflower filled clearings and climbs high into the rough windswept and delicate alpine.

There are two very narrow sections of trail with long drops that require sure footing are not for the faint of heart.

[6] The trail head is accessed by the Twin Lakes Road (Forest Service #3065 in the North Fork Nooksack area) off of the Mt Baker Highway.