Boulder Glacier, Mount Baker

Name: Boulder Glacier
Address: Mount Baker, United States

#1 among attractions in Mount Baker

Nature, Natural attraction, Top attraction, Natural feature

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Boulder Glacier is located on the southeast slope of Mount Baker, a stratovolcano near the Pacific coast of North America in the Cascade Range of Washington. Boulder Glacier is the sixth largest on Mount Baker with an area of 1.3 square miles. It flows from the summit crater between Grant Peak and Sherman Peak to about 5,000 ft. It is noteworthy for retreating 1,610 ft between 1987 and 2008, leaving newly exposed rock and soil behind. ()

Alternative names: Length: 7920 ftCoordinates: 48°46'3"N, 121°47'35"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Coleman Glacier, Roosevelt Glacier, Lincoln Peak, Black Buttes.

2.8 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Coleman Glacier, Mount Baker
71 min walk • Coleman Glacier is located on Mount Baker in the North Cascades of the U.S. state of Washington. Between 1850 and 1950, Coleman Glacier retreated 8,200 ft.
2.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Roosevelt Glacier, Mount Baker
62 min walk • Roosevelt Glacier is located on the north slopes of Mount Baker in the North Cascades of the U.S. state of Washington. Roosevelt Glacier descends to nearly 5,000 ft at Chromatic Moraine.
3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Lincoln Peak, Mount Baker
77 min walk • Lincoln Peak is a tall peak subsidiary to Mount Baker in the Cascade Range in the U.S. state of Washington. It lies within the Mount Baker Wilderness and Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest.
2.3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Black Buttes, Mount Baker
60 min walk • The Black Buttes, also known historically as the Sawtooth Rocks, make up an extinct stratovolcano in the Cascade Volcanic Arc in Whatcom County, Washington, United States.
2.3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Deming Glacier, Mount Baker
59 min walk • Deming Glacier is located on Mount Baker in the North Cascades of the U.S. state of Washington. Between 1850 and 1950, Deming Glacier retreated 7,217 ft.
2.3 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Rainbow Glacier, Mount Baker
59 min walk • Rainbow Glacier is located on the northeast slopes of Mount Baker in the North Cascades of the U.S. state of Washington. Rainbow Glacier descends to nearly 4,500 ft to the north of Lava Divide.
1 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Park Glacier, Mount Baker
26 min walk • Park Glacier is located on the northeast slopes of Mount Baker in the North Cascades of the U.S. state of Washington. Park Glacier descends to the Park Cliffs along its eastern margin while the northern tongue of the glacier descends to nearly 4,500 ft and is below Park Cliffs and Lava Divide.
0.9 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Talum Glaciers, Mount Baker
22 min walk • The Talum Glaciers are located on the southeast slopes of Mount Baker in the North Cascades of the U.S. state of Washington. The glaciers are connected to Squak Glacier to the west. Between 1850 and 1950, the Talum Glaciers retreated 6,479 ft.
1.4 miSW
Natural attraction, Natural feature
Squak Glacier, Mount Baker National Recreation Area
36 min walk • Squak Glacier is located on the southeast slopes of Mount Baker in the North Cascades of the U.S. state of Washington. Squak Glacier is connected to Easton Glacier to the east and Talum Glaciers to the west.
3.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
No Name Glacier, Mount Baker
81 min walk • No Name Glacier is located on Mount Baker in the North Cascades of the U.S. state of Washington. The glacier is between Mazama and Bastile Glaciers, a half mile south of Hadley Peak.
2.3 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Mazama Glacier, Mount Baker
60 min walk • Mazama Glacier is located on Mount Baker in the North Cascades of the U.S. state of Washington. Between 1850 and 1950, Mazama Glacier retreated 7,700 ft.