Spire Glacier is in
Snoqualmie National Forest Snoqualmie might refer to:
People
* Snoqualmie people, a Coast Salish people of Washington state
:*Snoqualmie Indian Tribe, a federally recognized tribe of Snoqualmie people
Places
* Snoqualmie Indian Reservation
*Snoqualmie Valley, ancestral home ...
in the U.S. state of
Washington
Washington commonly refers to:
* Washington (state), United States
* Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States
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and is on the west slopes of
Spire Point
Spire Point () is in Mount Baker-Snoqualmie and Wenatchee National Forests in the U.S. state of Washington. On the northwest slope of Spire Point lies Spire Glacier while Dana Glacier is to the east. Ascending Spire Point is a technical climb. ...
. Spire Glacier flows generally northwest for a distance of approximately . 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 ...
separates the glacier from
Dana Glacier to the east. Spire Glacier descends from nearly .
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)
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