Colchuck_Glacier

Colchuck Glacier

Colchuck Glacier

Add article description

Colchuck Glacier is in the Stuart Range immediately north of Colchuck Peak and Dragontail Peak, in the U.S. state of Washington. Colchuck Glacier is within the Alpine Lakes Wilderness of Wenatchee National Forest.[2] The glacier is approximately 0.30 mi (0.48 km) in length, 0.10 mi (0.16 km) in width at its widest and descends from 7,600 to 6,400 ft (2,300 to 2,000 m), where it terminates on barren rock and talus. Below the glacier lies Colchuck Lake. The mountain and glacier take their name from the lake, which in Chinook jargon means "cold water".[3]

Colchuck Glacier between Dragontail Peak (left) and Colchuck Peak (right) from north in late summer 2018, showing the current extent of glacial retreat
Quick Facts Type, Location ...

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Colchuck Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
  2. [2]
    Enchantment Lakes, WA (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved March 3, 2013.
  3. [3]
    Birght, William (2004). Native American Placenames of the United States. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 115. ISBN 0806135980.


Stub icon

This article about a glacier in Washington is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Colchuck_Glacier, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.