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Garden Glacier

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Type
  
Alpine glacier

Terminus
  
Icefall/Barren rock

Length
  
.50 mi (0.80 km)

Status
  
Retreating

Garden Glacier

Location
  
Skagit, Snohomish and Chelan County, Washington, U.S.

Garden Glacier is in Wenatchee and Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forests in the U.S. state of Washington. Garden Glacier is in two sections, located on the south and east slopes of Sinister Peak. The glacier is along the original approach route for the first ascent of Sinister Peak in 1939. Garden Glacier extends from 7,800 to 7,000 ft (2,400 to 2,100 m) and end in icefalls and barren rocks. Garden Glacier is separated by an arĂȘte from Chickamin Glacier to the north.

References

Garden Glacier Wikipedia