West Nooksack Glacier
West Nooksack Glacier is in North Cascades National Park in the U.S. state of Washington, on the eastern slopes of Mount Shuksan, immediately northeast of the subpeak called Nooksack Tower.Places of Interest
Highlights: Nooksack Tower and Mount Shuksan.
Nooksack Tower
Peak
West Nooksack Glacier
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 5,906 feet
- Description: glacier in Washington state, United States
- Category: landform
- Location: Whatcom, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
48.84317° or 48° 50′ 35″ north
Longitude
-121.5739° or 121° 34′ 26″ west
Elevation
5,906 feet (1,800 metres)
Open location code
84WWRCVG+7C
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=glacier
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Urdu—“West Nooksack Glacier” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “West Nooksack Glacier”
- German: “West-Nooksack-Gletscher”
- Urdu: “ویسٹ نوکسیک گلیشیر”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Heather Meadows and Galena Chain Lakes.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Seahpo Peak and Winnies Slide.
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Worth a closer look: Seattle and Olympia.
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