Challenger Glacier, North Cascades National Park

Name: Challenger Glacier
Address: North Cascades National Park, United States

#64 among attractions in North Cascades National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature

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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. Over 2 mi wide, Challenger Glacier descends along a wide terminus with heavy crevassing and numerous icefalls, with a tongue of the glacier in the north descending to a proglacial lake. The ascent up Challenger Glacier is one of the most common routes to the summit of Mount Challenger. ()

Length: 7920 ftCoordinates: 48°50'39"N, 121°20'46"W

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North Cascades National Park United States

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

Nearby attractions include: Easy Peak, Mount Terror, Inspiration Peak, Mineral Mountain.

3.5 miW
Mountain
Easy Peak, North Cascades National Park
91 min walk • Easy Peak is a 6,613-foot mountain summit in the Skagit Range of the North Cascades, in Whatcom County of Washington state. Easy Peak is situated in North Cascades National Park, and is often climbed during the Easy Ridge approach to Mount Challenger and the remote northern Pickets.
5.3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Terror, North Cascades National Park
134 min walk • Mount Terror is a mountain of the Cascade Range, located in the northwestern corner of Washington in Whatcom County. The peak is in North Cascades National Park, about 15.7 miles south of the Canada–United States border.
5.7 miSE
Mountain
Inspiration Peak, North Cascades National Park
146 min walk • Inspiration Peak is a 7,880+ ft mountain summit located in the Picket Range within North Cascades National Park in the state of Washington. The peak lies 0.28 mi east of Mount Degenhardt, and 0.47 mi west of McMillan Spires. Terror Glacier remnants lie to the south of the peaks, and the McMillan Cirque glaciers hang on the north slopes.
5.5 miW
Mountain
Mineral Mountain, North Cascades National Park
140 min walk • Mineral Mountain is a 6,800-foot mountain summit in the Skagit Range of the North Cascades of Washington state. Mineral Mountain is situated in North Cascades National Park and the summit offers views of Mount Shuksan, Icy Peak, and the Picket Range.
5.6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Degenhardt, North Cascades National Park
142 min walk • Mount Degenhardt, elevation 8,000+ ft, is a mountain peak in the Picket Range in the U.S. state of Washington and within North Cascades National Park.
4.3 miNW
Mountain
Indian Mountain, North Cascades National Park
110 min walk • Indian Mountain is a remote 7,133-foot mountain summit in the Skagit Range of the North Cascades, in Whatcom County of Washington state. Indian Mountain is situated in North Cascades National Park, 7 miles south of the Canada–United States border.
0.6 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Challenger, North Cascades National Park
16 min walk • Mount Challenger is in North Cascades National Park in the U.S. state of Washington. A difficult peak to approach due to its isolation, one of the most common routes to the summit involves ascending the Challenger Glacier on the north slopes of the peak.
3.4 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Luna Peak, North Cascades National Park
88 min walk • Luna Peak is the highest mountain in the Picket Range, an extremely rugged subrange of the North Cascades in the American state of Washington. It is located within North Cascades National Park. It is notable for its large local relief and isolated position on a far-flung eastern ridge of the Pickets.
2.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Luna Lake, North Cascades National Park
69 min walk • Luna Lake is located in North Cascades National Park, in the U. S. state of Washington. Situated 1 mi southwest of Luna Peak which is the tallest mountain in the rugged Picket Range, Luna Lake is a proglacial lake impounded by the moraine of a retreated glacier.
2.4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Fury, North Cascades National Park
62 min walk • Mount Fury, elevation 8,280+ ft, is in North Cascades National Park in the U.S. state of Washington. Several small glaciers are on the slopes of Mount Fury, and it is the second tallest peak in the Picket Range, after Luna Peak which lies 2.6 mi to the northeast.
1.9 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Whatcom Peak, North Cascades National Park
48 min walk • 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.