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Goode Glacier
Goode Mountain.jpeg
Goode Glacier on Goode Mountain
Map showing the location of Goode Glacier
Map showing the location of Goode Glacier
Goode Glacier
Location in Washington (state)
Type Mountain glacier
Location Chelan County, Washington, U.S.
Coordinates 48°29′18″N 120°54′17″W / 48.48833°N 120.90472°W / 48.48833; -120.90472
Length .35 mi (0.56 km)
Terminus Barren rock/icefall
Status Retreating

Goode Glacier is in North Cascades National Park in the U.S. state of Washington, on the east slopes of Goode Mountain. Goode Glacier is a hanging glacier and is broken into several sections descending from 7,200 to 5,800 ft (2,200 to 1,800 m). Goode Glacier sits more than 2,800 ft (850 m) below the summit of Goode Mountain, the tallest peak in North Cascades National Park.

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