Sulphide Glacier
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 Sulphide Glacier (left) and Crystal Glacier (right) on Mount Shuksan |
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| location | Whatcom County , Washington , USA | |
| Mountains | Cascade chain | |
| Type | Slope glacier | |
| length | 2.97 km | |
| Altitude range | 2621 m - 1707 m | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 48 '47 " N , 121 ° 36' 23" W | |
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| drainage | → Sulphide Lake → Sulphide Creek → Baker River → Skagit River → Puget Sound | |
| particularities | ends on bare rock or in an ice break ; declining | |
The Sulphide Glacier (Eng. " Sulphide " or "Sulfur Glacier") is a glacier in the North Cascades National Park in Washington State on the southern slopes of Mount Shuksan . Descending from the summit tower of Mount Shuksan 1.85 mi (3 km) from 8,600 ft (2,621 m) to 5,600 ft (1,707 m), it is connected to Crystal Glacier to the east. The glacier lies on the route used for the first ascent of Mount Shuksan in 1906. Both Sulphide and Crystal Glacier have a series of 300 ft (91 m) to 1,000 ft (305 m) high cascades collectively referred to as the Sulphide Basin Falls. Below these cascades is Sulphide Lake , which drains over Sulphide Creek Falls , one of the highest waterfalls in North America at 2,200 ft (671 m).
Web links
- Sulphide Glacier ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved April 20, 2013.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Mount Shuksan, WA [map]. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
- ↑ Fred Beckey: Rainy Pass to Fraser River (= Cascade Alpine Guide: Climbing and High Routes). The Mountaineers Books, 2008, ISBN 9781594854309 .
- ^ Sulphide Basin Falls . Northwest Waterfall Survey. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
- ^ Sulphide Creek Falls . Northwest Waterfall Survey. Retrieved April 20, 2013.