Bacon Peak
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Bacon Peak is a mountain in the Cascade range
in the U.S. state
of Washington. Its glacier
s cover 3.2 square kilometres (1.2 sq mi); the three main glaciers are Diobsud Creek Glacier (south-east, 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) wide), Green Lake Glacier (north-east, 2.1 kilometres (1.3 mi) wide), and an unnamed glacier (north-west, 1.4 kilometre (0.869921831309729 mi) long).
Cascade Range
The Cascade Range is a major mountain range of western North America, extending from southern British Columbia through Washington and Oregon to Northern California. It includes both non-volcanic mountains, such as the North Cascades, and the notable volcanoes known as the High Cascades...
in the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Washington. Its glacier
Glacier
A glacier is a large persistent body of ice that forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. At least 0.1 km² in area and 50 m thick, but often much larger, a glacier slowly deforms and flows due to stresses induced by its weight...
s cover 3.2 square kilometres (1.2 sq mi); the three main glaciers are Diobsud Creek Glacier (south-east, 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) wide), Green Lake Glacier (north-east, 2.1 kilometres (1.3 mi) wide), and an unnamed glacier (north-west, 1.4 kilometre (0.869921831309729 mi) long).
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