Sulphide Glacier is in
North Cascades National Park
North Cascades National Park is a List of national parks of the United States, national park of the United States in Washington (state), Washington. At more than , it is the largest of the three National Park Service units that comprise the No ...
in the U.S. state of
Washington
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, on the south slopes of
Mount Shuksan.
Descending from the summit tower of Mount Shuksan, it is connected to
Crystal Glacier to the east. Sulphide Glacier descends from .
[ Sulphide Glacier is along the route taken when Mount Shuksan was first climbed in 1906. Both Sulphide and Crystal Glaciers have a series of cascades which are collectively referred to as Sulphide Basin Falls. Below these cascades lies Sulphide Lake, which empties over Sulphide Creek Falls, one of the highest waterfalls in North America with a nearly drop.]
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.
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References
Glaciers of the North Cascades
Glaciers of Whatcom County, Washington
Glaciers of Washington (state)
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