Spider Glacier
| Spider Glacier | ||
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| location | Chelan County , Washington , USA | |
| Mountains | Cascade chain | |
| Type | Kar glacier | |
| length | 0.48 km | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 24 '49 " N , 121 ° 1' 54" W | |
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| drainage | West Fork Flat Creek → Flat Creek → Stehekin River | |
| particularities | ends on bare rock / in an ice fall; declining | |
The Spider Glacier (Eng. "Spider Glacier") is a glacier in the Wenatchee National Forest in the US state of Washington and is located north of Spider Mountain. Spider Glacier is 0.30 mi (0.48 km) long and extends 0.90 mi (1.4 km) across the north face of Spider Mountain. The Spider Glacier is separated from the Middle Cascade Glacier in the west by a ridge .
There is another glacier of the same name about 30 km south-southeast in Phelps Ridge.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Spider Mountain, WA [map]. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
- ↑ Spider Glacier ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved November 19, 2018.
Web links
- Spider Glacier ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved May 4, 2013.