Yawning Glacier
| Yawning Glacier | ||
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 The Yawning Glacier (center) from the Cascade Pass seen from |
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| location | Chelan County , Washington , USA | |
| Mountains | Northern Cascade Range | |
| Type | Kar glacier | |
| length | 0.4 km | |
| Altitude range | 2073 m - 1890 m | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 26 '59 " N , 121 ° 2' 21" W | |
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| drainage | → Pelton Creek → Stehekin River | |
| particularities | ends on bare rock / in an ice fall; declining | |
The Yawning Glacier (German for "yawning glacier") is a glacier in the North Cascades National Park in the US state of Washington ; it is located on the eastern slopes of Magic Mountain . The glacier descends from around 6,800 ft (2,073 m) to around 6,200 ft (1,890 m). The S Glacier is about 0.75 mi (1.2 km) south, the Cache-Col Glacier about 1 mi (1.6 km) northwest.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Cascade Pass, WA [map]. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
Web links
- Yawning Glacier ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved on May 12, 2013.