Sherpa Glacier
Sherpa Glacier is.50 mi east of Mount Stuart and north of Sherpa Peak, in the U.S. state of Washington. According to the USGS, this glacier is "named for a mountaineering club active in the area since the 1950s." Sherpa Glacier is within the Alpine Lakes Wilderness of Wenatchee National Forest.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sherpa Peak and Ice Cliff Glacier.
Sherpa Peak
Peak
Photo: Ron Clausen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sherpa Peak is an 8,630-foot granite summit located in the Stuart Range, in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness in Chelan County of Washington state. The nearest higher peak is Mount Stuart, 0.41 mi to the west, and Argonaut Peak lies 1.29 mi to the east.
Ice Cliff Glacier
Glacier
Ice Cliff Glacier is in Wenatchee National Forest in the U.S. state of Washington, in a cirque to the northeast of Mount Stuart. Ice Cliff Glacier is along one of the many climbing routes to the summit of Mount Stuart, the second tallest non-volcanic peak in the state.
Mount Stuart
Peak
Photo: Wsiegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mount Stuart is a mountain in the Cascade Range, in the U.S. state of Washington. It is the second highest non-volcanic peak in the state, after Bonanza Peak and sixth-highest overall.
Sherpa Glacier
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 7,123 feet
- Description: glacier in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Washington state, United States of America
- Category: landform
- Location: Chelan, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.47488° or 47° 28′ 30″ northLongitude
-120.88971° or 120° 53′ 23″ westElevation
7,123 feet (2,171 metres)Open location code
84VXF4F6+W4OpenStreetMap ID
way 575387154OpenStreetMap feature
natural=glacier
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Urdu—“Sherpa Glacier” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Sherpa Glacier”
- Urdu: “شیرپا گلیشیر”
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Notable Places Nearby
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