Glacier Peak

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Glacier Peak is a glaciated stratovolcano in Washington State, known as one of the major and more remote volcanoes of the Cascade Range.


Statements (51)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Cascade Range volcano
glaciated volcano
stratovolcano
age Pleistocene to Holocene
climbingRoute Disappointment Peak Cleaver route
White Chuck Glacier route
country United States
distanceToSeattle approximately 110 km
drainage North Fork Sauk River
Suiattle River
White Chuck River
elevation 10541 ft
3213 m
eruptiveProduct andesite
dacite
rhyodacite
firstAscent 1897
firstAscentBy Party of the U.S. Geological Survey
Thomas Gerdine
geologicalSetting subduction zone volcano
hasGlacier Chocolate Glacier
Cool Glacier
Dusty Glacier
Kennedy Glacier
North Guardian Glacier
Scimitar Glacier
South Guardian Glacier
Suiattle Glacier
White Chuck Glacier
hazardType lahars
pyroclastic flows
tephra fall
isPartOf Glacier Peak Wilderness
knownFor explosive eruptions
extensive glaciation
remote location
lastEruption Holocene epoch
approximately 18th–19th century CE
listedOn Washington Bulger Top 100
locatedIn Snohomish County, Washington
Washington State
managedBy U.S. Forest Service
mountainRange Cascade Range
nearestMajorCity Seattle, Washington
notableEruption large late Pleistocene explosive eruptions
prominence 7020 ft
topographicIsolation approximately 31 km
volcanicArcOrBelt Cascade Volcanic Arc
volcanoType stratovolcano
withinProtectedArea Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest

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