More Overview Glacier Peak from the North Glacier Peak is one of the five volcanoes of the state of Washington, and is the highest mountain in Snohomish county. The peak wasn't known by settlers to be a volcano until the 1850's, when Native Americans mentioned to naturalist George Gibbs that "another smaller peak to the north of Mount Rainier once smoked." Nearby Peak Searches: Radius Search - Nearest Peaks to Glacier Peak Elevation Ladder from Glacier Peak Prominence Ladder from Glacier Peak Glacier Peak is the fourth-highest major volcano of Washington State, one of the 10,000 foot giants that dominate the Cascade Range north of the Columbia. I would recommend doing it in at least 3-4 days so you have time to enjoy the area. Its snowy white mass towers in isolation, the highest Cascade peak north of Mount Rainier and south of Mount Baker.
It is not prominently visible from any major population center, and so its attractions, as well as its hazards, tend to be over-looked. Trailhead. Traverse northward across the White Chuck Glacier for some time on low-angled terrain. Elevation. Whistler Blackcomb is a ski resort located in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada.By many measures it is the largest ski resort in North America and has the greatest uphill lift capacity. The hike is approx. Glacier Peak and Mount St. Helens are the only volcanoes in Washington State that have generated very large explosive eruptions in the past 15,000 years. The trail offers a number of activity options and is best used from March until October. The hike is approx. 96 Trip Reports for this trail, below Glacier Peak Map & Directions.
Glacier Peak/Disappointment Peak Cleaver (10,520 ft) 33 miles round trip with 8,200 feet of elevation gain.
The Trailhead to White Pass. Glacier Peak Information Coordinates: 48.1112273 N, -121.1139922 W Approx. If you have visited Glacier Peak Wilderness before, please tell us about it with a comment below. Nearby Peak Searches: Radius Search - Nearest Peaks to Glacier Peak Elevation Ladder from Glacier Peak Prominence Ladder from Glacier Peak: Clean prominence of course. The Mean Elevation of the state of Nevada is 5,500 feet above sea level.
This is a page from the online guidebook, 'Skiing the Cascade Volcanoes', a part of Amar Andalkar's Ski Mountaineering and Climbing Site. Saved to My Backpack. This peak is just "down" the ridge from Eagle Cap, and we did it as part of our cross-country route back down from Eagle Cap to our camp at Frazier Lake. If you have visited Glacier Peak Wilderness before, please tell us about it with a comment below.