Cowlitz Glacier

Cowlitz Glacier
Upper Cowlitz Glacier (right center)
Map showing the location of Cowlitz Glacier
Map showing the location of Cowlitz Glacier
Cowlitz Glacier
TypeMountain glacier
LocationMount Rainier National Park, Pierce County, Washington, USA
Coordinates46°49′50″N 121°43′02″W / 46.83056°N 121.71722°W / 46.83056; -121.71722[1]
Area1.3 sq mi (3.4 km2)
StatusRetreating

The Cowlitz Glacier is on the southeast flank of Mount Rainier in the U.S. state of Washington.[2] The body of ice covers 1.3 square miles (3.4 km2) and has a volume of 6 billion ft3 (170 million m3). The glacier starts at an elevation of 10,700 feet (3,300 m) and flows southeast. An adjacent glacier, the Paradise Glacier, is connected to this glacier on its southwest margin. As it flows down the slopes of Mount Rainier it nearly meets up with the Ingraham Glacier and during the Little Ice Age, which ended around the year 1850, the two glaciers shared a common terminus.[3] Meltwater from the glacier drains into the Cowlitz River.

History

About 35,000 years ago, the combined Cowlitz and Ingraham glaciers terminated some 62 mi (100 km) from Mount Rainier. As the Ice Age ended the glacier retreated north back to Mount Rainier.[3] In recent times, the glacier has retreated and thinned, except for the period between the mid-1970s and mid-1980s, during which the glacier made a notable advance.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Cowlitz Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
  2. ^ Mount Rainier East, WA (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved 2012-12-09.
  3. ^ a b "Cowlitz and Ingraham Glaciers". Glaciers and Glacier Change. National Park Service. Retrieved 2012-12-09.


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