Thunder Glacier
Thunder Glacier is located on the northeast slopes of Buckner Mountain, North Cascades National Park in the U.S. state of Washington. The glacier is approximately.10 mi long and separated from the much larger Boston Glacier by an arete.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Buckner Mountain and Boston Glacier.
Buckner Mountain
Peak
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Buckner Mountain is a tall peak in the North Cascades of Washington state and in the Stephen Mather Wilderness of North Cascades National Park. At 9,114 feet in elevation it is the highest in Skagit County and one of about ten of Washington's non-volcanic peaks above 9,000 feet high.
Boston Glacier
Glacier
Photo: Laurel F, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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. Boston Glacier is situated 2½ km west of Thunder Glacier.
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 3½ km west of Thunder Glacier.
Thunder Glacier
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 1,998 metres
- Description: in North Cascades National Park, Washington, USA
- Category: landform
- Location: Skagit, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From German to Urdu—“Thunder Glacier” goes by many names.
- German: “Thunder Glacier (Washington)”
- German: “Thunder Glacier”
- Urdu: “تھنڈر گلیشیر”
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