Eldorado Glacier
| Eldorado Glacier | ||
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 The Eldorado Peak with the Eldorado Glacier |
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| location | Skagit County , Washington , USA | |
| Mountains | Cascade chain | |
| Type | Kar glacier | |
| length | 1.37 km | |
| Altitude range | 2560 m - 2134 m | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 31 '34 " N , 121 ° 7' 32" W | |
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| drainage | Roush Creek and Eldorado Creek → North Fork Cascade River | |
| particularities | ends in an ice fall / on bare rock; declining | |
The Eldorado Glacier is a glacier on the southern slopes of the Eldorado Peak in North Cascades National Park in the US state of Washington . The glacier is about 0.85 mi (1.37 km) long, about 1.2 mi (1.9 km) wide at its end, and descends from 8,400 ft (2,560 m) to 7,000 ft (2,134 m) in height . The upper areas of the Eldorado Glacier are connected to the Inspiration Glacier . Meltwater from Eldorado Glacier flows south and tumbles over Roush Creek Falls , one of the tallest waterfalls in Washington at 2,000 ft (610 m) high.
Individual evidence
- ↑ TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Eldorado Peak, WA [map]. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
- ^ Roush Creek Falls . Northwest Waterfall Survey. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
Web links
- Eldorado Glacier ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 9, 2013.