West Nooksack Glacier
| West Nooksack Glacier
( West Nooksack Glacier )
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| location | Whatcom County , Washington , USA | |
| Mountains | Cascade chain | |
| Type | Kar glacier | |
| length | 1.13 km | |
| width | Max. 0.16 km | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 50 ′ 31 ″ N , 121 ° 34 ′ 30 ″ W | |
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| drainage | → North Fork Nooksack River | |
| particularities | ends on bare rock / in an ice fall; declining | |
The West Nooksack Glacier is a glacier in North Cascades National Park in the US state of Washington . It is located on the eastern slopes of Mount Shuksan , immediately northeast of a secondary peak, the Nooksack Tower . The West Nooksack Glacier is only about 0.10 mi (0.16 km) wide; it can be seen as a remnant of the glaciation of the mountain. The meltwater from the West Nooksack Glacier feeds the Nooksack River .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Mount Shuksan, WA [map]. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
Web links
- West Nooksack Glacier ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved April 20, 2013.