Klickitat Glacier

Klickitat Glacier
Map showing the location of Klickitat Glacier
Klickitat Glacier

Mount Adams, Yakima County, Washington, USA

Type Mountain glacier
Coordinates 46°11′21″N 121°27′58″W / 46.18917°N 121.46611°W / 46.18917; -121.46611Coordinates: 46°11′21″N 121°27′58″W / 46.18917°N 121.46611°W / 46.18917; -121.46611[1]
Area 2.93 km2 (1.13 sq mi) in 2006[2]
Length 2 mi (3.2 km)
Terminus Talus
Status Retreating

Klickitat Glacier is located on the east slopes of Mount Adams a stratovolcano in the U.S. state of Washington. Though within the Mount Adams Wilderness, the glacier is situated within the boundaries of the Yakama Indian Reservation.[3] The glacier descends from approximately 12,000 ft (3,700 m) to a terminus near 7,200 ft (2,200 m) below which an old lateral moraine once was the northern margin of the glacier.[3] Klickitat Glacier has been in a general state of retreat for over 100 years and lost 46 percent of its surface area between 1904 and 2006.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Klickitat Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
  2. 1 2 Sitts, Danielle; Andrew G. Fountain; Matthew J. Hoffman (2010). "Twentieth Century Glacier Change on Mount Adams, Washington, USA" (pdf). Northwest Science. Northwest Scientific Association. 84 (4): 378–385. doi:10.3955/046.084.0407. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
  3. 1 2 Mount Adams East, WA (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved 2012-11-04.
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