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 include Nooksack Tower and Mount Shuksan.

Peak

Nooksack Tower is in North Cascades National Park in the U.S. state of Washington. Nooksack Tower is part of the Mount Shuksan Massif and is.75 mi northeast of the main summit of Shuksan.

Peak

Mount Shuksan is a glaciated massif in the North Cascades National Park. Shuksan rises in Whatcom County, Washington immediately to the east of Mount Baker, and 11.6 miles south of the Canada–US border.

Valley

Nooksack Cirque is in North Cascades National Park in the U.S. state of Washington, on the eastern slopes of Mount Shuksan. Nooksack Cirque was formed by glaciers and the East Nooksack Glacier is located in the cirque below the headwall known as Jagged Ridge.

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

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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