Ptarmigan Glacier
Ptarmigan Glacier is located on north slopes of Glacier Peak in the U.S. state of Washington. As is true with all the glaciers found on Glacier Peak, Ptarmigan Glacier is retreating.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 7,608 feet
- Description: glacier in the United States
- Also known as: “Milk Creek Glacier”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kennedy Peak and Glacier Peak.
Kennedy Peak
Peak
Kennedy Peak is an 8,381-foot summit in Snohomish County, Washington, United States.
Glacier Peak
Volcano
Photo: USGS, Public domain.
Glacier Peak or Dakobed is the most isolated of the five major stratovolcanoes of the Cascade Volcanic Arc in the U.S state of Washington. Located in the Glacier Peak Wilderness in Mount Baker–Snoqualmie National Forest, the volcano is visible from the west in Seattle, and from the north in the higher areas of eastern suburbs of Vancouver such as Coquitlam, New Westminster and Port Coquitlam. Glacier Peak is situated 2 miles south of Ptarmigan Glacier.
Ptarmigan Glacier
- Category: landform
- Location: Snohomish, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Urdu—“Ptarmigan Glacier” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Ptarmigan Glacier”
- Urdu: “پرمیگین گلیشیر”
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