Boston Glacier
Boston Glacier is located in a large cirque below several mountain peaks in North Cascades National Park in the U.S. state of Washington. Approximately 1 mi long but nearly 3.5 mi wide, it is the largest glacier in North Cascades National Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Laurel F, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Boston Peak and Sharkfin Tower.
Boston Peak
Peak
Photo: Wsiegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Boston Peak is a tall peak in the North Cascades in the U.S. state of Washington and within North Cascades National Park. At 8,894 feet in elevation it is the 26th highest peak in Washington.
Sharkfin Tower
Peak
Photo: Eggbones, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sharkfin Tower is an 8,120+ ft summit located in North Cascades National Park, in Skagit County of Washington state. It is set in the scenic North Cascades, which is a sub-range of the Cascade Range.
Davenport Glacier
Glacier
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Davenport Glacier is located in a cirque to the southeast of Boston Peak, North Cascades National Park in the U.S. state of Washington. The glacier is approximately.20 mi in length resting at between 8,000 and 7,500 ft.
Boston Glacier
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 6,808 feet
- Description: glacier in the United States
- Category: landform
- Location: Skagit, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
48.50919° or 48° 30′ 33″ northLongitude
-121.02468° or 121° 1′ 29″ westElevation
6,808 feet (2,075 metres)Open location code
84WWGX5G+M4OpenStreetMap ID
way 305191555OpenStreetMap feature
natural=glacier
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Satellite Map
Discover Boston Glacier from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Urdu—“Boston Glacier” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Boston Glacier”
- German: “Boston-Gletscher”
- Urdu: “بوسٹن گلیشیر”
Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Skagit Queen Mine and Horseshoe Peak.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Boston Glacier”. Photo: Laurel F, CC BY-SA 2.0.