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Colchuck Glacier

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Type
  
Alpine glacier

Terminus
  
Barren rock

Length
  
.30 mi (0.48 km)

Status
  
Retreating

Colchuck Glacier wwwsummitpostorgimagesmedium57351JPG

Location
  
Wenatchee National Forest, Chelan County, Washington, U.S.

Similar
  
Dragontail Peak, Aasgard Pass, Cascade Range, Mount Stuart, Stuart Lake Trailhead

Colchuck Glacier is in the Stuart Range immediately north of Colchuck Peak and Dragontail Peak, in the U.S. state of Washington. Colchuck Glacier is within the Alpine Lakes Wilderness of Wenatchee National Forest. The glacier is approximately .30 mi (0.48 km) in length, .10 mi (0.16 km) in width at its widest and descends from 7,600 to 6,400 ft (2,300 to 2,000 m), where it terminates on barren rock and talus. Below the glacier lies Colchuck Lake.

Map of Colchuck Glacier, Washington 98826, USA

References

Colchuck Glacier Wikipedia