Park Glacier (Mount Baker)
| Park glacier
( Park Glacier )
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 The Park Glacier on Mount Baker |
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| location | Whatcom County , Washington , USA | |
| Mountains | Cascade chain | |
| Type | Kar glacier | |
| length | 4 km | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 47 '12 " N , 121 ° 47' 48" W | |
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| drainage | Park Creek → Baker Lake | |
| particularities | ends on cliffs in an ice fall; declining | |
The Park Glacier ( English Park Glacier ) is located on the northeast slopes of Mount Baker in the North Cascades in Washington State . The Park Glacier descends to 6,200 ft (1,890 m) to the Park Cliffs along its eastern border, while the northern tongue of the glacier descends to almost 4,500 ft (1,372 m), ending below the Park Cliffs and the Lava Divide. In the middle of its course, the Park Glacier is connected with the Rainbow Glacier in the north and with the Boulder Glacier in the south.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Mount Baker, WA [map]. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
Web links
- Glacier Park ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved October 28, 2012.