White Salmon Glacier (Mount Shuksan)

White Salmon Glacier
White Salmon Glacier in lower right
White Salmon Glacier
Type	Mountain glacier
Location	Whatcom County, Washington, U.S.
Coordinates	48°50′04″N121°37′21″W / 48.83444°N 121.62250°W / 48.83444; -121.62250 [1]
Length	.40 mi (0.64 km)
Terminus	Barren rock/icefall
Status	Retreating

White Salmon Glacier is in North Cascades National Park in the U.S. state of Washington, on the west slopes of Mount Shuksan. White Salmon Glacier is a series of small glaciers that descend to the north from a ridge feature known as Shuksan Arm. ^[2] A climbers route follows the White Salmon Glacier to Fisher Chimney which provides a faster approach than others to the summit of Mount Shuksan. ^[3]

See also

• List of glaciers in the United States

References

1. "White Salmon Glacier". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved April 20, 2013.
2. Mount Shuksan, WA (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved April 20, 2013.
3. Beckey, Fred (208). Cascade Alpine Guide: Climbing and High Routes Rainy Pass to Fraser River. The Mountaineers Books. p. 69. ISBN   9781594854309.