Klickitat Glacier

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°WCoordinates: 46°11′21″N 121°27′58″W / 46.18917°N 121.46611°W[1]
Area	2.93 km^2 (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]

See also

• List of glaciers in the United States

References

1. "Klickitat Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
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. Mount Adams East, WA (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved 2012-11-04.