Crescent Glacier (Mount Adams) Explained

Crescent Glacier
Type:Mountain glacier
Location:Mount Adams, Yakima County, Washington, USA
Map:USA Washington#USA
Label Position:right
Map Size:225
Coordinates:46.1669°N -121.4872°W
Coordinates Ref:[1]
Area:0.44sqkm in 2006
Length:0.25miles
Terminus:Talus
Status:Retreating

Crescent Glacier is located on the southeast slopes of Mount Adams in the U.S. state of Washington in Gifford Pinchot National Forest. A small subpeak of Mount Adams, named South Butte, rises nearby.[2] Crescent Glacier is close to the Gotchen Glacier which is located just to the east. Crescent Glacier lies in a small south-facing cirque with a steep headwall. The glacier ranges in elevation from 8400feet at the foot of the steep cliff to 7900feet at the moraine. One arm of the glacier extends south down to 7600feet.[2] Between 1904 and 2006, Crescent Glacier lost 6 percent of its surface area.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. 1518312. Crescent Glacier. 2012-11-03.
  2. TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Mount Adams East, WA. 2012-11-03.
  3. Sitts. Danielle . Andrew G. Fountain . Matthew J. Hoffman. Twentieth Century Glacier Change on Mount Adams, Washington, USA. Northwest Science. 2010. 84. 4. 378–385. 10.3955/046.084.0407. 2012-11-03. Northwest Scientific Association. pdf.