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Global Volcanism Program | Image GVP-02764

Glacier Peak, seen here from Buck Creek Pass on the west, is constructed on top of a high ridge. The eroded scarps at the base of the volcano are the head of the Suiattle River that eroded into thick pyroclastic flow and lahar deposits from recent eruptions. Photo by Lee Siebert, 1985 (Smithsonian Institution).

Glacier Peak, seen here from Buck Creek Pass on the west, is constructed on top of a high ridge. The eroded scarps at the base of the volcano are the head of the Suiattle River that eroded into thick pyroclastic flow and lahar deposits from recent eruptions.

Photo by Lee Siebert, 1985 (Smithsonian Institution).

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