Cascades Volcano Observatory, Vancouver, Washington

Glacier Peak, Washington

Aerial view of Glacier Peak Volcano

• Glacier Peak Volcano
  -- Geographic Setting, and Geologic and Eruptive History
  Glacier Peak lies only 70 miles northeast of Seattle -- closer to that city than any volcano except Mount Rainier. But unlike Mount Rainier, it rises only a few thousand feet above neighboring peaks, and from coastal communities it appears merely as a high point along a snowy saw-toothed skyline. Yet Glacier Peak has been one of the most active and explosive of Washington's volcanoes. -- Excerpt from: Mastin and Waitt, 2000

• Nearby Attraction: North Cascades National Park
  North Cascades National Park contains some of America's most breathtakingly beautiful scenery -- high jagged peaks, ridges, slopes, and countless cascading waterfalls. Hiking, backpacking, and mountaineering are the most popular activities in the park. The park's 204,000 hectares (505,000 acres) encompass some 318 glaciers - more than half of all glaciers in the lower 48 states. There are few roads into the park, but views into the park can be had on clear days from the North Cascades Highway at Goodell Creek, Diablo Lake Overlook, and other places. The Cascade River Road, 40 kilometers (25 miles) of improved dirt and gravel, gives summer and fall access into the park and to the Cascade Pass Trailhead. -- Excerpts courtesy: North Cascades National Park Website, 1999

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Major West Coast Volcanoes - Washington, Oregon, and California

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Glacier Peak and Surrounding Vicinity

• Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest and Wenatchee National Forest -- U.S. Forest Service websites, scroll to desired Forest
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