Whatcom Glacier, North Cascades National Park

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

#139 among attractions in North Cascades National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature

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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. ()

Length: 1848 ftCoordinates: 48°51'52"N, 121°22'1"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Easy Peak, Mineral Mountain, Indian Mountain, Copper Lake.

2.4 miW
Mountain
Easy Peak, North Cascades National Park
63 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.
4.4 miW
Mountain
Mineral Mountain, North Cascades National Park
113 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.
2.6 miNW
Mountain
Indian Mountain, North Cascades National Park
67 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.
5.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Copper Lake, North Cascades National Park
135 min walk • Copper Lake is located in North Cascades National Park, in the U. S. state of Washington. Copper Lake lies along the route followed by the Copper Ridge Trail, which is accessed from a trailhead in Mount Baker National Forest.
2.3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Challenger, North Cascades National Park
59 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.
5.8 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Egg Lake, North Cascades National Park
149 min walk • Egg Lake is located in North Cascades National Park, in the U. S. state of Washington. Egg Lake lies along the route followed by the Copper Ridge Trail, which is accessed from a trailhead in Mount Baker National Forest.
4.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Luna Peak, North Cascades National Park
124 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.
4.3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Luna Lake, North Cascades National Park
109 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.
4.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Fury, North Cascades National Park
105 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.
0.9 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Whatcom Peak, North Cascades National Park
24 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.
1.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Challenger Glacier, North Cascades National Park
44 min walk • 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.