NORTH CASCADES, WA (MyBellinghamNow.com) – You may want to plan ahead if you’re hoping to visit Artist Point before it closes for the 2024 season. Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) crews will be doing early winter maintenance on the Mount Baker Highway from Sept. 30 to Oct. 3 to clear hazardous trees, make guard rail repairs and sweep shoulders. During that time, the road will be closed from 7 a.m. until 4 p.m. daily near the Six Mile chain up area between mileposts 39 and 54.