Chickamin Glacier is in the U.S. state of

Washington Washington most commonly refers to: * George Washington (1732–1799), the first president of the United States * Washington (state), a state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A ...

. Chickamin Glacier is in

Wenatchee National Forest Wenatchee ( ) is the county seat and most populous city of Chelan County, Washington, United States. The population within the city limits in 2010 was 31,925, and has increased to 35,508 as of 2020. Located in the north-central part of the stat ...

and flows north from

Dome Peak Dome Peak is a high, massive, glacier, glaciated mountain in the Glacier Peak Wilderness of Washington (U.S. state), Washington's North Cascades. The remote location of Dome Peak, combined with its height, make it a less common destination for Ca ...

and Sinister Peak, descending from nearly . Chickamin Glacier is separated from Dome Glacier to the south and Dana Glacier to the west by

arête An arête ( ; ) is a narrow ridge of rock that 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 frequ ...

s. The relatively narrow tongue of the wide glacier retreated between 1998 and 2006.

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Glaciers of the North Cascades Glaciers of Chelan County, Washington Glaciers of Washington (state) {{washington-glacier-stub

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