Sherpa Glacier

{{Short description|Glacier in the state of Washington}}

{{Infobox glacier

| name = Sherpa Glacier

| photo = Sherpa Glacier, Cascades.JPG

| photo_caption = Sherpa Glacier climbing in the Pacific Northwest

| type = Alpine glacier

| location = Wenatchee National Forest, Chelan County, Washington, U.S.

| map = USA Washington

| map_caption = Location in Washington

| label_position = right

| map_size = 225

| coordinates = {{coord|47|28|31|N|120|53|24|W|region:US-WA|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_ref = {{cite gnis|id=1528413|name=Sherpa Glacier|accessdate=March 3, 2013}}

| area =

| length = {{convert|.20|mi|abbr=on}}

| thickness =

| terminus = Icefall

| status = Retreating

}}

Sherpa Glacier is {{convert|.50|mi|abbr=on}} east of Mount Stuart and north of Sherpa Peak, in the U.S. state of Washington. According to the USGS, this glacier is "named for a mountaineering club active in the area since the 1950s."{{Cite web|url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=gnispq:3:0::NO::P3_FID:1528413|title=GNIS Detail - Sherpa Glacier|website=geonames.usgs.gov|access-date=2020-04-02}} Sherpa Glacier is within the Alpine Lakes Wilderness of Wenatchee National Forest.{{Cite map|publisher=TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps)|title=Mount Stuart, WA|url=http://www.topoquest.com/map.php?lat=47.47540&lon=-120.89009&datum=nad83&zoom=4|accessdate=March 3, 2013}} The glacier is approximately {{convert|.20|mi|abbr=on}} in length, {{convert|.15|mi|abbr=on}} in width at its widest and descends from {{convert|7600|to|6600|ft|abbr=on}}, where it terminates as an icefall. Less than {{convert|.50|mi|abbr=on}} to the northwest lies Stuart Glacier.