Lava Glacier
Map showing the location of Lava Glacier
Map showing the location of Lava Glacier
Lava Glacier
Map showing the location of Lava Glacier
Map showing the location of Lava Glacier
Lava Glacier
TypeMountain glacier
LocationMount Adams, Yakima County, Washington, USA
Coordinates46°13′40″N 121°29′34″W / 46.22778°N 121.49278°W / 46.22778; -121.49278[1]
Area0.67 km2 (0.26 sq mi) in 2006[2]
Length0.75 mi (1.21 km)
TerminusTalus
StatusRetreating

Lava Glacier is located on the north slopes of Mount Adams a stratovolcano in Gifford Pinchot National Forest in the U.S. state of Washington.[3] The glacier descends from approximately 10,000 ft (3,000 m) to a terminus near 7,800 ft (2,400 m).[3] Lava Glacier has been in a general state of retreat for over 100 years and lost 74 percent of its surface area between 1904 and 2006.[2]

Lava Glacier was named by Harry Fielding Reid during his survey of Mount Adams' glaciers with C. E. Rusk in 1901.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Lava Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
  2. ^ a b 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 2012-11-11.
  3. ^ a b Mount Adams East, WA (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved 2012-11-11.
  4. ^ Rusk, Claude Ewing (1978) [1924]. Tales of a Western Mountaineer (1st ed.). Seattle, Washington: The Mountaineers. ISBN 0-916890-62-7. LCCN 78054427. OCLC 4667368. OL 11004497M. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
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