Butterfly Glacier, Glacier Peak Wilderness

#43 among attractions in Glacier Peak Wilderness

Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature

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Butterfly Glacier is in Wenatchee National Forest in the U.S. state of Washington and is on the northwest slopes of the northwest summit of Luahna Peak and the ridge which extends west from the peak. Butterfly Glacier is separated into two glaciers, the larger one in the east descends from 8,000 to 6,600 ft. An arête separates Butterfly Glacier from Pilz Glacier to the east. Butterfly Glacier is within the Glacier Peak Wilderness and is just over 6 mi southeast of Glacier Peak. ()

Length: 3696 ftCoordinates: 48°4'4"N, 120°59'42"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Glacier Peak, Clark Mountain, White Chuck Glacier, Chocolate Glacier.

6.3 miNW
Active volcano with glaciers and hiking
Glacier Peak, Glacier Peak Wilderness
160 min walk • Glacier Peak or Dakobed is the most isolated of the five major stratovolcanoes of the Cascade Volcanic Arc in the U.S state of Washington.
1.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Clark Mountain, Glacier Peak Wilderness
44 min walk • Clark Mountain is in Wenatchee National Forests in the U.S. state of Washington. Clark Mountain is the tallest peak in the Dakobed Range and lies 8 mi southeast of Glacier Peak.
5.3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
White Chuck Glacier, Glacier Peak Wilderness
135 min walk • White Chuck Glacier is located in the Glacier Peak Wilderness in the U.S. state of Washington and is 3.5 mi south of Glacier Peak.
5.6 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Chocolate Glacier, Glacier Peak Wilderness
142 min walk • Chocolate Glacier is located on east slopes of Glacier Peak in the U.S. state of Washington. The glacier descends from 10,400 ft to 5,900 ft and is partially connected to Cool Glacier which lies to its south just below the summit of Glacier Peak.
6.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Dusty Glacier, Glacier Peak Wilderness
162 min walk • Dusty Glacier is located on northeast slopes of Glacier Peak in the U.S. state of Washington. The glacier descends from 9,022 ft to 6,430 ft and in places along its length is connected to North Guardian Glacier which lies to its south and Ermine Glacier to the north.
5.5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Cool Glacier, Glacier Peak Wilderness
140 min walk • Cool Glacier is located on east slopes of Glacier Peak in the U.S. state of Washington. The glacier descends from 10,200 ft to 6,900 ft and is partially connected to Chocolate Glacier which lies to its north just below the summit of Glacier Peak.
7.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Vista Glacier, Glacier Peak Wilderness
187 min walk • Vista Glacier is located on north slopes of Glacier Peak in the U.S. state of Washington. As is true with all the glaciers found on Glacier Peak, Vista Glacier is retreating.
6.8 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Ermine Glacier, Glacier Peak Wilderness
175 min walk • Ermine Glacier is located on north slopes of Glacier Peak in the U.S. state of Washington. As is true with all the glaciers found on Glacier Peak, Ermine Glacier is retreating.
4.9 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Suiattle Glacier, Glacier Peak Wilderness
125 min walk • Suiattle Glacier is located in the Glacier Peak Wilderness in the U.S. state of Washington. The glacier is within Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest and nearly touches Honeycomb and White River glaciers separated from them by an arête off the Kololo Peaks at its uppermost reaches.
3.4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Honeycomb Glacier, Glacier Peak Wilderness
88 min walk • Honeycomb Glacier is located in the Glacier Peak Wilderness in the U.S. state of Washington. The glacier is mainly in Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, but a small segment near the top of the glacier extends into Wenatchee National Forest.
1.4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Richardson Glacier, Glacier Peak Wilderness
36 min walk • Richardson Glacier is in Wenatchee National Forest in the U.S. state of Washington and is on the south slopes Luahna Peak and north slopes of Clark Mountain. Richardson Glacier descends from 7,800 to 6,600 ft. Richardson Glacier is connected to Clark Glacier to the east at its upper margins. Richardson Glacier is named after J.B.