White Salmon Glacier (Mount Adams)

This article is about the glacier on Mount Adams. For the glacier in the North Cascades, see White Salmon Glacier (Mount Shuksan).
White Salmon Glacier
Map showing the location of White Salmon Glacier
Map showing the location of White Salmon Glacier
White Salmon Glacier
Map showing the location of White Salmon Glacier
Map showing the location of White Salmon Glacier
White Salmon Glacier
TypeMountain glacier
LocationMount Adams, Yakima County, Washington, USA
Coordinates46°11′59″N 121°30′10″W / 46.19972°N 121.50278°W / 46.19972; -121.50278[1]
Area0.51 km2 (0.20 sq mi) in 2006[2]
Length.60 mi (0.97 km)
TerminusIcefall
StatusRetreating

White Salmon Glacier is located on Mount Adams in the U.S. state of Washington. The glacier starts southwest of the summit crater at an elevation of 11,600 ft (3,500 m). Ice flows southwest downhill until the glacier's terminus at about 9,600 ft (2,900 m) elevation.[3] The glacier also contributes ice to the much larger Avalanche Glacier at an elevation of 10,200 ft (3,100 m). White Salmon Glacier has decreased in surface area by 86 percent between 1904 and 2006.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "White Salmon Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
  2. ^ a b Sitts, Danielle; Andrew G. Fountain; Matthew J. Hoffman (2010). "Twentieth Century Glacier Change on Mount Adams, Washington, USA" (pdf). Northwest Science. 84 (4). Northwest Scientific Association: 378–385. doi:10.3955/046.084.0407. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
  3. ^ Mount Adams West, WA (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved 2012-11-03.