Price Glacier (Mount Shuksan)
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| Price Glacier | |
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 Price Glacier seen below Shuksan's summit pyramid | |
  Price Glacier | |
| Type | Mountain glacier |
| Location | Whatcom County, Washington, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 48°50′37″N 121°35′24″W / 48.84361°N 121.59000°W[1] |
| Length | .75 mi (1.21 km) |
| Terminus | Barren rock/icefall |
| Status | Retreating |
Price Glacier is in North Cascades National Park in the U.S. state of Washington, on the northeast slopes of Mount Shuksan, below the subpeak known as Nooksack Tower.[2] Price Glacier descends from 8,600 to 4,200 ft (2,600 to 1,300 m) and is the steepest and most heavily crevasseed glacier on Mount Shuksan.[2][3] The disconnected lowest portions of Price Glacier calve small icebergs into Price Lake.
Price Glacier was named for mountaineer William M. Price, who climbed Mount Shuksan in 1906 and 1915.[4]
