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Green Lake Glacier

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Green Lake Glacier
Map showing the location of Green Lake Glacier
Map showing the location of Green Lake Glacier
Green Lake Glacier
TypeAlpine glacier
LocationWhatcom County, Washington, U.S.
Length.80 mi (1.29 km)
TerminusBarren rock/icefall
StatusRetreating

Green Lake Glacier is in North Cascades National Park in the U.S. state of Washington and is immediately northeast of Bacon Peak. Green Lake Glacier descends from a ridge extending from the east of Bacon Peak. The glacier forms two tongues descending to the north of the ridge from 6,600 to 5,500 ft (2,000 to 1,700 m).[2][3] The ridge is an arête which separates Green Lake Glacier from Diobsud Creek Glacier to the south. Meltwater from the glacier spills over Bacon Lake Falls en route to Green Lake.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Bacon Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
  2. ^ Bacon Peak, WA (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved March 17, 2013.
  3. ^ Beckey, Fred (2000). Cascade Alpine Guide: Rainy Pass to Fraser River. The Mountaineers Books. p. 83. ISBN 978-1-59485-136-0. Retrieved March 17, 2013.