Lyall Glacier is within the
Wenatchee National Forest
Wenatchee National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located in Washington (state), Washington. With an area of 1,735,394 acres (2,711.55 sq mi, or 7,022.89 km²), it extends about 137 miles along the eastern slopes of the Cascade Range of Wa ...
in
Chelan County,
Washington
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,
United States
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, and is just southeast of
Frisco Mountain
Frisco Mountain is a mountain summit in the Cascade Range in the U.S. state of Washington. It is located two miles southwest of Rainy Pass on the borders of the Stephen Mather Wilderness and North Cascades National Park. First climbed by surve ...
.
It occupies the north cirque on
Rainy Peak. Melt from Lyall Glacier contributes to waterfalls which tumble into Rainy Lake.
Lyall Glacier is now said to have disappeared.
See also
*
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 Skagit County, Washington
Glaciers of Washington (state)
Former glaciers of North America
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