Colchuck Glacier
| Colchuck Glacier
( Colchuck Glacier )
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| location | Chelan County , Washington , USA | |
| Mountains | Cascade chain | |
| Type | Kar glacier | |
| length | 0.5 km | |
| Altitude range | 2316 m - 1951 m | |
| width | ⌀ 0.2 km | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 28 '48 " N , 120 ° 50' 24" W | |
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| drainage | → Colchuck Lake → Mountaineer Creek → Eightmile Creek → Icicle Creek | |
| particularities | ends on bare rock; declining | |
The Colchuck Glacier is a glacier in the Stuart Range just north of Colchuck peak and Dragontail peak in the State of Washington . The Colchuck Glacier is located in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness of the Wenatchee National Forest . The glacier is approximately 0.30 mi (0.5 km) long, 0.10 mi (0.2 km) wide at its widest point, and descends from 7,600 ft (2,316 m) to 6,400 ft (1,951 m) in height where it ends on bare rock and in a talus . Below the glacier is Colchuck Lake.
Individual evidence
- ↑ TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Enchantment Lakes, WA [map]. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
Web links
- Colchuck Glacier ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved March 3, 2013.