Coleman Glacier | |
Type: | Mountain glacier |
Location: | Whatcom County, Washington, USA |
Map: | USA Washington |
Label Position: | right |
Map Size: | 225 |
Coordinates: | 48.7808°N -121.8478°W |
Coordinates Ref: | [1] |
Length: | 2.25miles |
Terminus: | Moraine/talus |
Status: | Retreating |
Coleman Glacier is located on Mount Baker in the North Cascades of the U.S. state of Washington.[2] Between 1850 and 1950, Coleman Glacier retreated 8200feet. During a cooler and wetter period from 1950 to 1979, the glacier advanced 2480feet but between 1980 and 2006 retreated back 1443feet.[3] Situated on the west slopes of Mount Baker, Coleman Glacier is bordered by the Roosevelt Glacier to the north and the Heliotrope Ridge to the south.
Coleman Glacier was named for Edmund Thomas Coleman, who was part of the first mountaineering team to climb Mount Baker in 1868.[4]