Quien Sabe Glacier
Quien Sabe Glacier is a glacier located on the west slopes of Boston Peak, North Cascades National Park in the U.S. state of Washington. Quien Sabe Glacier retreated 1200 meters from its Little Ice Age maximum in approximately 1850 to 1950.Photo: Wsiegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sahale Mountain and Boston Peak.
Sahale Mountain
Peak
Photo: Jeffrey Pang, CC BY 2.0.
Sahale Mountain is a jagged, glaciated mountain, in North Cascades National Park, in northern Washington state. The summit of Sahale Mountain is referred to as Sahale Peak.
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.
Sahale Glacier
Glacier
Sahale Glacier is located on the south slope of Sahale Mountain, North Cascades National Park in the U.S. state of Washington. It is approximately 0.25 mi in length and descends from 8,200 to 7,800 ft.
Quien Sabe Glacier
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 7,438 feet
- Description: glacier in the United States
- Category: landform
- Location: Skagit, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
48.49449° or 48° 29′ 40″ northLongitude
-121.04313° or 121° 2′ 35″ westElevation
7,438 feet (2,267 metres)Open location code
84WWFXV4+QPOpenStreetMap ID
way 302952419OpenStreetMap feature
natural=glacier
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Satellite Map
Discover Quien Sabe Glacier from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Urdu—“Quien Sabe Glacier” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Quien Sabe Glacier”
- German: “Quien Sabe Glacier”
- Urdu: “قوئین سابے گلیشیر”
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