Forbidden Glacier

Forbidden Glacier is on the north slopes of Forbidden Peak, North Cascades National Park in the U.S. state of Washington. The glacier is approximately.75 mi in length, 1 mi in width at its terminus and descends from 8,000 to 5,600 ft.

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Type: Glacier with an elevation of 6,736 feet
Description: glacier in the United States
Also known as: “Inspiration Glacier”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Forbidden Peak and Mount Torment.

Forbidden Peak

Peak

Photo: J Brew, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Forbidden Peak is an 8,815 feet glacial horn located in North Cascades National Park, in Skagit County of Washington state. It is part of the North Cascades and is located near Cascade Pass.

Mount Torment

Peak

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Mount Torment is a 8,120+ -foot high peak in the North Cascades of Washington in the United States. It is located approximately 65 miles northeast of the city of Everett.

Boston Peak

Peak

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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. Boston Peak is situated 2 miles southeast of Forbidden Glacier.

Forbidden Glacier

Category: landform
Location: Skagit, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

48.51763° or 48° 31′ 4″ north

Longitude

-121.06234° or 121° 3′ 44″ west

Elevation

6,736 feet (2,053 metres)

Open location code

84WWGW9Q+33

GeoNames ID

5794707

Wikidata ID

Q5467345

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Urdu—“Forbidden Glacier” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Forbidden Glacier”
Urdu: “فوربیڈن گلیشیر”

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