Sulphide Glacier

Sulphide Glacier
Map showing the location of Sulphide Glacier
Sulphide Glacier

Whatcom County, Washington, U.S.

Type Mountain glacier
Coordinates 48°48′47″N 121°36′23″W / 48.81306°N 121.60639°W / 48.81306; -121.60639Coordinates: 48°48′47″N 121°36′23″W / 48.81306°N 121.60639°W / 48.81306; -121.60639[1]
Length 1.85 mi (2.98 km)
Terminus Barren rock/icefall
Status Retreating

Sulphide Glacier is in North Cascades National Park in the U.S. state of Washington, on the south slopes of Mount Shuksan.[2] Descending 1.85 mi (2.98 km) from the summit tower of Mount Shuksan, it is connected to Crystal Glacier to the east. Sulphide Glacier descends from 8,600 to 5,600 ft (2,600 to 1,700 m).[2] Sulphide Glacier is along the route taken when Mount Shuksan was first climbed in 1906.[3] Both Sulphide and Crystal Glaciers have a series of 300-to-1,000-foot (91 to 305 m) high cascades which are collectively referred to as Sulphide Basin Falls.[4] Below these cascades lies Sulphide Lake, which empties over Sulphide Creek Falls, one of the highest waterfalls in North America with a nearly 2,200 ft (670 m) drop.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Sulphide Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
  2. 1 2 Mount Shuksan, WA (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved April 20, 2013.
  3. ↑ Beckey, Fred (208). Cascade Alpine Guide: Climbing and High Routes Rainy Pass to Fraser River. The Mountaineers Books. p. 64. ISBN 9781594854309.
  4. ↑ "Sulphide Basin Falls". Northwest Waterfall Survey. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Sulphide Creek Falls". Northwest Waterfall Survey. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
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