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Price Glacier
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Price Glacier seen below Shuksan's summit pyramid
Map showing the location of Price Glacier
Map showing the location of Price Glacier
Price Glacier
Location in Washington (state)
Type Mountain glacier
Coordinates 48°50′37″N 121°35′24″W / 48.84361°N 121.59000°W / 48.84361; -121.59000
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. 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. The disconnected lowest portions of Price Glacier calve small icebergs into Price Lake.

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