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Challenger Glacier (Washington)

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Type
  
Alpine glacier

Status
  
Retreating

Length
  
1.5 mi (2.4 km)

Challenger Glacier (Washington)

Terminus
  
Barren rock/icefall/proglacial lake

Similar
  
Cascade Range, Picket Range, Mount Fury, Luna Peak, Copper Ridge Trail

Challenger Glacier is in North Cascades National Park in the U.S. state of Washington and is on the north slopes of Mount Challenger. Challenger Glacier descends from 8,000 to 5,000 ft (2,400 to 1,500 m). Over 2 mi (3.2 km) wide, Challenger Glacier descends along a wide terminus with heavy crevassing and numerous icefalls, with a tongue of the glacier in the north descending to a proglacial lake. The ascent up Challenger Glacier is one of the most common routes to the summit of Mount Challenger.

Map of Challenger Glacier, Washington 98283, USA

References

Challenger Glacier (Washington) Wikipedia