Sholes Glacier is located on the northeast slopes of
Mount Baker
Mount Baker (; ), also known as Koma Kulshan or simply Kulshan, is a active glacier-covered andesitic stratovolcano in the Cascade Volcanic Arc and the North Cascades of Washington State in the United States. Mount Baker has the second-most ...
in the
North Cascades
The North Cascades are a section of the Cascade Range of western North America. They span the border between the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of British Columbia and the U.S. state of Washington (state), Washington and ...
of the
U.S. state
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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
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.
The glacier lies on the north side of the ridge known as The Portals.
[ Between 1850 and 1950, Sholes Glacier retreated . During a cooler and wetter period from 1950 to 1979, the glacier advanced but between 1980 and 2006 retreated back .]Mazamas
The Mazamas () is a mountaineering organization based in Portland, Oregon, United States, founded in 1894.
Promotion of mountaineering
The Mazamas has been an important part of the climbing community in the Pacific Northwest of the United State ...
in the early 1900s. [
]
See also
*List of glaciers in the United States
Glaciers are located in ten states, with the vast majority in Alaska. The southernmost named glacier is the Lilliput Glacier in Tulare County, California, Tulare County, east of the Central Valley (California), Central Valley of California.
Apa ...
References
{{Glaciers of Mount Baker
Glaciers of Mount Baker
Glaciers of Washington (state)