East Nooksack Glacier, North Cascades National Park

Name: East Nooksack Glacier
Address: North Cascades National Park, United States

#46 among attractions in North Cascades National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature

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East Nooksack Glacier, North Cascades National Park

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East Nooksack Glacier is in North Cascades National Park in the U.S. state of Washington, on the eastern slopes of Mount Shuksan. East Nooksack Glacier is only 0.70 mi, but fills the upper portions of the Nooksack Cirque, spanning more than 2 mi. East Nooksack Glacier is connected to Crystal Glacier at its uppermost section at 7,800 ft. East Nooksack Glacier extends from Nooksack Tower to the northwest to Seahpo Peak to the southeast and meltwater from the glacier flows into the Nooksack River. ()

Length: 3696 ftCoordinates: 48°49'43"N, 121°33'50"W

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North Cascades National Park United States

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East Nooksack Glacier – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Nooksack Tower, Seahpo Peak, Crystal Glacier, Price Glacier.

1.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Nooksack Tower, North Cascades National Park
31 min walk • Nooksack Tower is in North Cascades National Park in the U.S. state of Washington. Nooksack Tower is part of the Mount Shuksan Massif and is.75 mi northeast of the main summit of Shuksan. Nooksack Tower looms to the west over Nooksack Cirque.
0.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Seahpo Peak, North Cascades National Park
24 min walk • Seahpo Peak is a subsidiary peak of Mount Shuksan, which rises in the U.S. state of Washington. It is located about 2 miles east of the main peak of Shuksan and rises to about 7,441 feet.
1.2 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Crystal Glacier, North Cascades National Park
31 min walk • Crystal Glacier is in North Cascades National Park in the U.S. state of Washington, on the south slopes of Mount Shuksan. Descending 1.25 mi from just east of the summit of Mount Shuksan, near its origination point, Crystal Glacier is connected to the larger Sulphide Glacier to the west.
1.6 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Price Glacier, North Cascades National Park
41 min walk • Price Glacier is in North Cascades National Park in the U.S. state of Washington, on the northeast slopes of Mount Shuksan, below the subpeak known as Nooksack Tower.
1.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Mount Shuksan Waterfalls, North Cascades National Park
31 min walk • There are four prominent waterfalls in the basin of a short tributary of Sulphide Creek, on the southeast flank of 9,127-foot Mount Shuksan in North Cascades National Park, Washington.
1.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
West Nooksack Glacier, North Cascades National Park
31 min walk • West Nooksack Glacier is in North Cascades National Park in the U.S. state of Washington, on the eastern slopes of Mount Shuksan, immediately northeast of the subpeak called Nooksack Tower.