S glacier
| S glacier
( S Glacier )
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| location | Chelan County , Washington , USA | |
| Mountains | Cascade chain | |
| Type | Kar glacier | |
| length | 1.13 km | |
| Altitude range | 2316 m - 1676 m | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 26 '28 " N , 121 ° 1' 24" W | |
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| drainage | → Trapper Lake → Cottonwood Creek → Stehekin River | |
| particularities | ends on bare rock / in an ice fall; declining | |
The S Glacier is a glacier in North Cascades National Park in the US state of Washington on the east side of the Hurry-up peak . The glacier is interrupted at various points. The uppermost sections end in ice falls, while the lower section ends in a talus . The glacier descends from about 7,600 ft (2,316 m) to about 5,500 ft (1,676 m) altitude. The Yawning Glacier is 0.75 mi (1.21 km) north of the S-glacier.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Cascade Pass, WA [map]. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
Web links
- S Glacier ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved May 11, 2013.