Mary Green Glacier

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Mary Green Glacier
The Mary Green Glacier in the foreground and middle distance at Bonanza Peak, which is to the right of the center. Glacier Peak is in the background.

The Mary Green Glacier in the foreground and middle distance at Bonanza Peak , which is to the right of the center. The Glacier Peak is in the background.

location Chelan County , Washington , USA
Mountains Cascade chain
Type Kar glacier
length 0.8 km
Altitude range 2591  m  -  2195  m
Coordinates 48 ° 14 ′ 20 ″  N , 120 ° 51 ′ 15 ″  W Coordinates: 48 ° 14 ′ 20 ″  N , 120 ° 51 ′ 15 ″  W
Mary Green Glacier (Washington)
Mary Green Glacier
drainage Holden Creek → Railroad Creek → Lake Chelan
particularities ends on bare rock; declining
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The Mary Green Glacier is a glacier in the Wenatchee National Forest in the State of Washington . It is located on the eastern slopes of Bonanza Peak , the highest non-volcanic peak in the Cascade Range . Mary Green Glacier descends from 8,500 ft (2,591 m) down to 7,200 ft (2,195 m). Mary Green Glacier was named after the wife of a prospector and is on the most popular route to climb Bonanza Peak.

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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