Ladder Creek Glacier

Ladder Creek Glacier

Ladder Creek Glacier
Map showing the location of Ladder Creek Glacier
Ladder Creek Glacier

Whatcom County, Washington, U.S.

Type Mountain glacier
Coordinates 48°38′46″N 121°08′28″W / 48.64611°N 121.14111°W / 48.64611; -121.14111Coordinates: 48°38′46″N 121°08′28″W / 48.64611°N 121.14111°W / 48.64611; -121.14111[1]
Length .85 mi (1.37 km)
Terminus Icefall
Status Retreating

Ladder Creek Glacier is in North Cascades National Park in the U.S. state of Washington and is a northwest tongue of the larger Neve Glacier.[2] Ladder Creek Glacier added 105 m (344 ft) between 1950 and 1979, but lost 190 m (620 ft) from 1979 to 2006.[3] Ladder Creek Glacier descends from 7,800 to 6,000 ft (2,400 to 1,800 m).

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Neve Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
  2. ↑ Diablo Dam, WA (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved May 10, 2013.
  3. ↑ Pelto, Mauri. "North Cascade Glacier Terminus Behavior". North Cascade Glacier Climate Project. Nichols College. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
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