Diobsud Creek Glacier is in
North Cascades National Park
North Cascades National Park is an American national park in the state of Washington. At more than , it is the largest of the three National Park Service units that comprise the North Cascades National Park Complex. North Cascades National Par ...
in the U.S. state of
Washington
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and is on the east slopes of
Bacon Peak
Bacon Peak is a mountain located in North Cascades National Park, in the Cascade range in the U.S. state of Washington. Its glaciers cover ; the three main glaciers are Diobsud Creek Glacier (southeast, wide), Green Lake Glacier (northeast, ...
. Diobsud Creek Glacier has a shallow gradient, descending to the east from for a distance of nearly .
The ridge is an
arête
An arête ( ) is a narrow ridge of rock which separates two valleys. It is typically formed when two glaciers erode parallel U-shaped valleys. Arêtes can also form when two glacial cirques erode headwards towards one another, although frequen ...
which separates Diobsud Creek Glacier from
Green Lake Glacier
Green Lake Glacier is in North Cascades National Park in the U.S. state of Washington and is immediately northeast of Bacon Peak. Green Lake Glacier descends from a ridge extending from the east of Bacon Peak. The glacier forms two tongues descend ...
to the north.
See also
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List of glaciers in the United States
This is a list of glaciers existing in the United States, currently or in recent centuries. These glaciers are located in nine states, all in the Rocky Mountains or farther west. The southernmost named glacier among them is the Lilliput Glacier ...
References
Glaciers of the North Cascades
Glaciers of Whatcom County, Washington
Glaciers of Washington (state)
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