McCall Glacier (Washington)

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McCall Glacier
The McCall Glacier in the upper left below the summit of Old Snowy Mountain in the center

The McCall Glacier in the upper left below the summit of Old Snowy Mountain in the center

location Old Snowy Mountain , Yakima County , Washington , USA
Mountains Cascade chain
Type Kar glacier
length 0.4 km
Coordinates 46 ° 29 '59 "  N , 121 ° 26' 12"  W Coordinates: 46 ° 29 '59 "  N , 121 ° 26' 12"  W.
McCall Glacier (Washington) (Washington)
McCall Glacier (Washington)
drainage North Fork Tieton River
particularities ends on bare rock; declining
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The McCall Glacier is located in the region of Goat Rocks in the State of Washington . The glacier is adjacent to the Pacific Crest Trail within the Goat Rocks Wilderness in the Snoqualmie National Forest , about 0.6 mi (0.97 km) southeast of Old Snowy Mountain and about 0.5 mi (0.8 km) west of the Packwood Glacier . It consists of numerous small bodies of ice. The largest section of McCall Glacier lies immediately east of Ives Peak (7,940 ft (2,420 m)) and forms the origin of the North Fork Tieton River .

Individual evidence

  1. a b c TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Old Snowy Mountain, WA [map]. Retrieved November 16, 2012.

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