Depot Glacier
Depot Glacier | ||
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location | Whatcom County , Washington , USA | |
Mountains | Cascade chain | |
Type | Kar glacier | |
length | 1 km | |
Altitude range | 2256 m - 1829 m | |
Coordinates | 48 ° 57 '29 " N , 121 ° 18' 6" W | |
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drainage | Depot Creek → Chilliwack Lake → Chilliwack River | |
particularities | ends on bare rock / in an ice fall; declining |
The Depot Glacier is a glacier in North Cascades National Park in the US state of Washington on the northern slopes of Mount Redoubt . It descends from about 7,400 ft (2,256 m) to about 6,000 ft (1,829 m) altitude. Its meltwater feeds Depot Creek , which in turn flows into Chilliwack Lake . The Redoubt Glacier is the custodian Glacier east, while the West Glacier Depot is separated by a ridge from it.
Individual evidence
- ↑ TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Mount Redoubt, WA [map]. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
- ↑ Fred Beckey: Rainy Pass to Fraser River (= Cascade Alpine Guide: Climbing and High Routes). The Mountaineers Books, 2008, ISBN 9781594854309 .
Web links
- Mount Redoubt ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved May 11, 2013.