Spire Glacier

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Spire Glacier
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location Skagit County , Washington , USA
Mountains Cascade chain
Type Kar glacier
length 0.8 km
Altitude range 2256  m  -  1829  m
Coordinates 48 ° 19 '15 "  N , 121 ° 4' 48"  W Coordinates: 48 ° 19 '15 "  N , 121 ° 4' 48"  W.
Spire Glacier (Washington)
Spire Glacier
drainage → Downey Creek → Suiattle River
particularities ends in an ice fall / on bare rock; declining

The Spire Glacier is a glacier in the Snoqualmie National Forest in Washington state . It is located on the western slope of Spire Point . The Spire Glacier generally flows northwest for a distance of 0.5 mi (0.8 km). A ridge separates the Spire Glacier from the Dana Glacier to the east. The Spire Glacier descends from approximately 7,400 ft (2,256 m) down to 6,000 ft (1,829 m).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Dome Peak, WA [map]. Retrieved March 10, 2013.

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