Company Glacier

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Company Glacier
Company Glacier on the northern slopes of Bonanza Peak

Company Glacier on the northern slopes of Bonanza Peak

location Chelan County , Washington , USA
Mountains Cascade chain
Type Kar glacier
length 0.97 km
Altitude range 2804  m  -  1981  m
Coordinates 48 ° 14 '46 "  N , 120 ° 51' 51"  W Coordinates: 48 ° 14 '46 "  N , 120 ° 51' 51"  W
Company Glacier (Washington)
Company Glacier
drainage → Company Creek → Stehekin River
particularities ends on bare rock; declining
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The Company Glacier is a glacier in the Wenatchee National Forest in the State of Washington . It is located on the northern slopes of Bonanza Peak , the highest non-volcanic peak in the Cascade Range . Company Glacier descends from 9,200 ft (2,804 m) to 6,500 ft (1,981 m) in several main gullies that merge at an altitude of 7,800 ft (2,377 m). Company Glacier was used as the access route on the first ascent of Bonanza Peak in 1937.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Fred Beckey: Stevens Pass to Rainy Pass  (= Cascade Alpine Guide: Climbing and High Routes). The Mountaineers Books, 2003, ISBN 978-0-89886-838-8 .
  2. ↑ TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Holden, WA [map]. Retrieved April 13, 2013.

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