Whatcom Glacier
Whatcom Glacier is in North Cascades National Park in the U.S. state of Washington, in a cirque to the northeast of Whatcom Peak. Whatcom Glacier is approximately.50 mi north of Challenger Glacier.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include North Cascades National Park and Whatcom Peak.
North Cascades National Park
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North Cascades National Park is a national park in the North Cascade Mountains of Washington State, on the border with Canada. The park's 500,000 acres protect a remote wilderness where steep glacier-capped mountains rise nearly 10,000 ft above pristine lakes.
Whatcom Peak
Peak
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Whatcom Peak is in North Cascades National Park in the U.S. state of Washington. Whatcom Peak is.50 mi north of Challenger Glacier and the Whatcom Glacier descends from the northeast slopes of the peak.
Challenger Glacier
Glacier
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Challenger Glacier is in North Cascades National Park in the U.S. state of Washington and is on the north slopes of Mount Challenger. Challenger Glacier descends from 8,000 to 5,000 ft.
Whatcom Glacier
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 5,505 feet
- Description: glacier in Washington state, United States
- Category: landform
- Location: Whatcom, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
48.86248° or 48° 51′ 45″ northLongitude
-121.36744° or 121° 22′ 3″ westElevation
5,505 feet (1,678 metres)Open location code
84WWVJ6M+X2OpenStreetMap ID
way 372063600OpenStreetMap feature
natural=glacier
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Urdu—“Whatcom Glacier” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Whatcom Glacier”
- Urdu: “واٹکم گلیشیر”
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