Lilliput Glacier Explained

Lilliput Glacier
Type:Mountain glacier
Location:Mount Stewart, Sequoia National Park, Tulare County, California, U.S.
Map:USA California#USA
Label Position:right
Map Size:225
Coordinates:36.5814°N -118.5519°W
Coordinates Ref:[1]
Area:0.05sqkm
Length:0.16km (00.1miles)
Terminus:Talus
Status:Retreating

Lilliput Glacier is the smallest named glacier in the Sierra Nevada of California. The glacier has an area of 0.05sqkm, which is approximately 12.2 acres. In terms of area this is about the size of 48 typical suburb (1/4 acre or approx. 100' × 100') lots that single family homes are built on. This glacier lies on the shaded north-facing vertical cliff of Mount Stewart and is the southernmost named glacier in the United States.[2] [3]

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Notes and References

  1. 251965. Lilliput Glacier. 2012-09-23.
  2. TopoQuest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Triple Divide Peak, CA. 2012-09-30.
  3. Web site: Glaciers of California. 2011-01-10. August 2, 2006. Hassan. Basagic. Portland State University. https://web.archive.org/web/20110101152855/http://glaciers.research.pdx.edu/glaciers-california. January 1, 2011. dead.