page_title: Colchuck Glacier
hierarchical_section_title: Colchuck Glacier
caption_attribution_description: English: Moon over Colchuck Peak at sunrise, with Colchuck Glacier at left
context_page_description: Colchuck Glacier is in the Stuart Range immediately north of Colchuck Peak and Dragontail Peak, in the U.S. state of Washington. Colchuck Glacier is within the Alpine Lakes Wilderness of Wenatchee National Forest. The glacier is approximately .30 mi in length, .10 mi in width at its widest and descends from 7,600 to 6,400 ft, where it terminates on barren rock and talus. Below the glacier lies Colchuck Lake.
context_section_description: Colchuck Glacier is in the Stuart Range immediately north of Colchuck Peak and Dragontail Peak, in the U.S. state of Washington. Colchuck Glacier is within the Alpine Lakes Wilderness of Wenatchee National Forest. The glacier is approximately .30 mi (0.48 km) in length, .10 mi (0.16 km) in width at its widest and descends from 7,600 to 6,400 ft (2,300 to 2,000 m), where it terminates on barren rock and talus. Below the glacier lies Colchuck Lake.
caption: Colchuck Glacier (at left) and Colchuck Peak from north in May, 2015
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