Watson Glacier, Mount Baker–Snoqualmie National Forest

#35 among attractions in Mount Baker–Snoqualmie National Forest

Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature

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Watson Glacier is in Snoqualmie National Forest in the U.S. state of Washington, on the north slope of Mount Watson. Watson Glacier retreated 430 ft between 1950 and 2007 and is now only 1,150 ft in length. Watson Glacier descends from 6,000 to 5,700 ft. ()

Length: 1150 ftCoordinates: 48°39'22"N, 121°34'55"W

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Watson Glacier – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Diobsud Buttes, Baker Lake, Bacon Peak, Hagan Mountain.

5.4 miSE
Mountain
Diobsud Buttes, North Cascades National Park
139 min walk • Diobsud Buttes are summits near the western edge of the North Cascades, in Skagit County of Washington state. It's located north of Marblemount, Washington, and Helen Buttes, along the shared boundary of North Cascades National Park and the Noisy-Diobsud Wilderness. The nearest higher peak is Logger Butte, 0.85 mi to the north.
4.5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Baker Lake, Mount Baker–Snoqualmie National Forest
115 min walk • Baker Lake is a lake in northern Washington state in the United States. The lake is situated in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest and Baker River valley southwest of North Cascades National Park and is fed by the Baker River along with numerous smaller tributaries.
2.9 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Bacon Peak, North Cascades National Park
74 min walk • Bacon Peak is a mountain located in North Cascades National Park, in the Cascade range in the U.S. state of Washington. Its glaciers cover 1.2 square miles; the three main glaciers are Diobsud Creek Glacier, Green Lake Glacier and Noisy Creek Glacier.
6.3 miNE
Mountain
Hagan Mountain, North Cascades National Park
160 min walk • Hagan Mountain is a 7,080-foot multi-peak mountain located in the North Cascades, in Whatcom County of Washington state. It is situated 12 mi north of Marblemount, within North Cascades National Park.
4.5 miE
Mountain
Electric Butte, North Cascades National Park
116 min walk • Electric Butte is an unofficially named 6,400-foot mountain summit near the western edge of the North Cascades, in Whatcom County of Washington state. It is located north of Marblemount and Logger Butte, within North Cascades National Park.
6.6 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Berdeen Lake, North Cascades National Park
170 min walk • Berdeen Lake is located in North Cascades National Park, in the U. S. state of Washington. Berdeen Lake is 1.25 mi east of Hagan Mountain and the outlet from the lake leads to a series of waterfalls known as Berdeen Falls which drop 850 ft on a tributary of Bacon Creek.
4.3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Green Lake, North Cascades National Park
111 min walk • Green Lake is located in North Cascades National Park, in the U. S. state of Washington. Situated 1.5 mi northeast of Bacon Peak, Green Lake receives some runoff from Green Lake Glacier which empties into the lake after plunging 375 ft over Bacon Lake Falls.
4.3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Ipsoot Lake, North Cascades National Park
110 min walk • Ipsoot Lake is located in North Cascades National Park, in the U. S. state of Washington. Ipsoot Lake is adjacent to Snoqualmie National Forest and approximately 2 mi northwest of Green Lake and 1.75 mi southwest of Hagan Mountain.
6.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Blum Basin Falls, North Cascades National Park
165 min walk • Blum Basin Falls is a waterfall in Whatcom County, in the U.S. state of Washington. It is located in North Cascades National Park on the headwaters of Blum Creek, a tributary of the Baker River.
4.9 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Green Lake Falls, North Cascades National Park
124 min walk • Green Lake Falls is a large, very difficult to access waterfall located a short distance below the outlet of remote Green Lake, in North Cascades National Park, Whatcom County, Washington. It is 979 feet high & averages 150 feet wide and flows year-round.
5.7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Berdeen Falls, North Cascades National Park
146 min walk • Berdeen Falls is a series of three waterfalls located in Whatcom County, Washington. The 850-foot falls are on a stretch of Bacon Creek downstream of Berdeen Lake.The drops include a 400-foot horsetail, a 200-foot bedrock slide, and a 250-foot plunge waterfall.