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Glacier Peak or Dakobed (known in the Sauk-Suiattle dialect of the Lushootseed language as "Tda-ko-buh-ba" or "Takobia" [5]) is the most isolated of the five major stratovolcanoes (composite volcanoes) of the Cascade Volcanic Arc in the U.S state of Washington.
Glacier Peak Wilderness. No roads approach Glacier Peak, and many miles of hiking through extremely rough terrain are required to reach its base.Normally, hikers can reach the volcano from the west via the White Chuck River Valley, or the Suiattle River Valley; from the east, it may be approached from the western tip of Lake Chelan or the White River or Chiwawa River valleys.
Glacial history of Minnesota; Glacial period – Interval of time within an ice age that is marked by colder temperatures and glacier advances; Ice age – Period of long-term reduction in temperature of Earth's surface and atmosphere; Last Glacial Period – Period of major glaciations of the Northern Hemisphere (115,000–12,000 years ago)
Glacier Peak is the dominant feature in the southern portion of the North Cascades. The southern boundary of the North Cascades is less definite. For the purposes of this article, it will be taken as U.S. Highway 2 , running over Stevens Pass , or equivalently, the Skykomish River , Nason Creek, and the lower Wenatchee River .
The White Chuck Glacier (near Glacier Peak) is a particularly dramatic example. The glacier area shrank from 3.1 km 2 (1.2 sq mi) in 1958 to 0.9 km 2 (0.35 sq mi) by 2002. Between 1850 and 1950, the Boulder Glacier on the southeast flank of Mount Baker retreated 8,700 feet (2,700 m). William Long of the United States Forest Service observed the ...
James Willard Schultz, author, guide, responsible for naming a great many Glacier peaks, passes and lakes. John Frank Stevens, first European to discover Marias Pass, 1889; Frank B. Wynn, first to climb the highest peak in the park, 1920; Park superintendents and administrators; Park rangers; Engineers and architects; Photographers, artists and ...
There are at least 150 named mountain peaks over 8,000 feet (2,400 m) in Glacier in three mountain ranges--the Clark Range, Lewis Range, Livingston Range. Mount Cleveland at 10,479 feet (3,194 m) [1] is the highest peak in the park. [2] Many peaks in Glacier National Park have both English and anglicized versions of native American names.
The history of the formation of the Cascade Mountains dates back millions of years ago to the late Eocene Epoch. [6] With the North American Plate overriding the Pacific Plate, episodes of volcanic igneous activity persisted. [6] Glacier Peak, a stratovolcano that is 5 mi (8.0 km) northeast of Black Mountain, began forming in the mid ...