Sandalee Glacier, North Cascades National Park

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

#69 among attractions in North Cascades National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature

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Sandalee Glacier is in North Cascades National Park and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area in the U.S. state of Washington, on the north and east slopes of McGregor Mountain. Sandalee Glacier originates in several cirques and extends from 7,800 to 6,800 ft above sea level across a distance of almost 1.5 mi. In 1993, the Sandalee Glacier had an area of.2 km². The National Park Service is currently studying Sandalee Glacier as part of their glacier monitoring project. Between 1993 and 2013 the glacier lost ~6 m of thickness. ()

Length: 2376 ftCoordinates: 48°24'34"N, 120°47'24"W

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North Cascades National Park United States

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

Nearby attractions include: Mount Benzarino, Goode Mountain, Rainbow Falls, Goode Glacier.

5.7 miN
Mountain
Mount Benzarino
145 min walk • Mount Benzarino is a 7,760+ ft mountain summit located in North Cascades National Park, in Chelan County of Washington state. It is situated in the North Cascades, a subset of the Cascade Range.
7.5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Goode Mountain, North Cascades National Park
192 min walk • Goode Mountain is one of the major peaks of the North Cascades in the U.S. state of Washington. Named for topographer Richard U. Goode of the USGS, it is the highest peak located in North Cascades National Park, between the Skagit River and Lake Chelan.
6.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Rainbow Falls, Lake Chelan National Recreation Area
158 min walk • Rainbow Falls is a waterfall on Rainbow Creek in the U.S. state of Washington. The waterfall is located inside the Lake Chelan National Recreation Area in the North Cascades National Park, and is near Stehekin. The falls drops 392 feet in two tiers.
7.6 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Goode Glacier, North Cascades National Park
194 min walk • Goode Glacier is in North Cascades National Park in the U.S. state of Washington, on the east slopes of Goode Mountain. Goode Glacier is a hanging glacier and is broken into several sections descending from 7,200 to 5,800 ft.
3.3 miNE
Mountain
Three Wives, Lake Chelan National Recreation Area
85 min walk • Three Wives is a 7,450-foot-elevation mountain summit located in North Cascades National Park, in Chelan County of Washington state. It is situated in the Methow Mountains, a subset of the North Cascades.
5.8 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Lyall Glacier, Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest
149 min walk • Lyall Glacier is within the Wenatchee National Forest in Chelan County, Washington, United States, and is just southeast of Frisco Mountain. It occupies the north cirque on Rainy Peak. Melt from Lyall Glacier contributes to waterfalls which tumble 1,000 ft into Rainy Lake.
6.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Green View Lake, North Cascades National Park
160 min walk • Green View Lake is located in North Cascades National Park, in the U. S. state of Washington. Green View Lake is 1 mi southeast of Goode Mountain and is within a cirque.
2.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Waddell Lake, North Cascades National Park
62 min walk • Waddell Lake is in North Cascades National Park, in the U. S. state of Washington. The lake is not accessible via any designated trails but is only about 1.5 mi southeast of the Pacific Crest Trail and the Bridge Creek junction.
3.8 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Kettling Lake, North Cascades National Park
97 min walk • Kettling Lake is located in North Cascades National Park, in the U. S. state of Washington. The lake is not accessible via any designated trails but is only about 1 mi south of the Pacific Crest Trail and the Twisp Pass Trail junction.
6.3 miSE
Universities and schools
Stehekin School, Lake Chelan National Recreation Area
162 min walk • The Stehekin School is a log structure built in 1921 as a school for the community of Stehekin, Washington. The property includes two outhouses and a separate kindergarten cabin. The school was used from 1921 to 1988, when a new school was built.