Rainbow Glacier, Mount Baker

#8 among attractions in Mount Baker

Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature

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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. In the middle of its course, Rainbow Glacier is connected to Park Glacier to its south and Mazama Glacier to the west. Between 1850 and 1950, Rainbow Glacier retreated 4,494 ft. During a cooler and wetter period from 1950 to 1979, the glacier advanced 1,679 ft but between 1980 and 2006 retreated back 1,345 ft. ()

Length: 2.5 miCoordinates: 48°47'57"N, 121°46'37"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Boulder Glacier, Mazama Falls, Wells Creek Falls, Coleman Glacier.

2.3 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Boulder Glacier, Mount Baker
59 min walk • 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.
3.9 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Mazama Falls, Mount Baker
99 min walk • Mazama Falls, also referred to more simply as Wells Creek Falls, is a waterfall on Wells Creek in the U.S. state of Washington. At nearly 500 feet high, it is said to be the largest waterfall in the Wells Creek watershed. The falls drops 500 feet in three main tiers.
4.6 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Wells Creek Falls, Mount Baker–Snoqualmie National Forest
117 min walk • Wells Creek Falls is the generally used name for a waterfall on Wells Creek in the Mount Baker Wilderness in Washington. The falls are located several thousand feet above Wells Creek's confluence with Bar Creek.
3.4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Coleman Glacier, Mount Baker
88 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.
2.5 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Roosevelt Glacier, Mount Baker
63 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.
4.3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Lincoln Peak, Mount Baker
110 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.
3.6 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Black Buttes, Mount Baker
92 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.
3.9 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Deming Glacier, Mount Baker
101 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.
1.3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Park Glacier, Mount Baker
35 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.
3.1 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Talum Glaciers, Mount Baker
81 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.
3.6 miSW
Natural attraction, Natural feature
Squak Glacier, Mount Baker National Recreation Area
93 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.