List of glaciers in the United States explained

This is a list of glaciers existing in the United States, currently or in recent centuries. These glaciers are located in nine states, all in the Rocky Mountains or farther west. The southernmost named glacier among them is the Lilliput Glacier in Tulare County, east of the Central Valley of California.

Glaciers of Alaska

See also: List of glaciers in Denali National Park and Preserve. There are approximately 664 named glaciers in Alaska according to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).[1]

Glaciers of the Pacific Coast Ranges

The Pacific Coast Ranges include glaciers in the three states on the Pacific Coast.

Washington

There are approximately 186 named glaciers in Washington according to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).[3] However, the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens eliminated nine of its eleven named glaciers and only the new glacier known as Crater Glacier has been reestablished since.

Olympic Mountains
Mount Olympus
Other peaks in the Olympic Mountains
North Cascades (non-volcanoes)
Mount Baker
Glacier Peak
Mount Rainier
Goat Rocks
Mount Adams
Mount St. Helens Mount St. Helens once had eleven named glaciers,[4] but the 1980 eruption of the volcano eliminated nine glaciers and the two remaining aren't recognized. One newly formed glacier now resides in the caldera of the volcano.

Oregon

There are 35 named glaciers in Oregon according to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).[5]

Wallowa Mountains
Mount Hood[6]
Mount Jefferson
Three Sisters Region
Other Cascade Peaks

California

There are 20 named glaciers in California according to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).[7]

Mount Shasta Mount Shasta is a volcano with seven named glaciers in the northern region of California.
Sierra Nevada

Glaciers of Nevada (in the Basin and Range Province)

Basin and Range Province lies east of the Coast Ranges and west of the Rockies. There are no active glaciers in the Basin and Range Province and Wheeler Peak Glacier is considered by some to be a rock glacier.

Glaciers of the Rocky Mountains

Colorado

According to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), there are sixteen named glaciers in Colorado.[8] According to early mountain explorers and scientists, Colorado once had more than eighteen glaciers before 1880.

See also Glaciers of ColoradoSee also http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/pdfplus/10.1086/621366

Montana

See also: List of glaciers in Glacier National Park (U.S.). According to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), there are 60 named glaciers in Montana.[9]

Utah

There are no visible glaciers in Utah. Timpanogos Glacier article is documentation of a buried glacier.

Wyoming

See main article: List of glaciers in Wyoming. According to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), there are 37 named glaciers in Wyoming.[10]

See also

Notes

Reported in 2020 to have disappeared.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alaska State Glaciers Feature Query Results. Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 2012-10-13.
  2. News: Murkowski . Lisa . Ted Stevens Mountain, Ice Field Signed Into Law . 14 October 2021 . U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski press release . U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski press release . October 18, 2010.
  3. Web site: Washington State Glaciers Feature Query Results. Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 2012-10-13.
  4. Phillips. William M.. Geologic Guide to the Monitor Ridge Climbing Route, Mount St. Helens, Washington . Washington Geologic Newsletter. October 1987. 15. 4. 3–13.
  5. Web site: Oregon State Glaciers Feature Query Results. Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 2012-10-13.
  6. Web site: Glaciers at Mount Hood, Oregon. Volcano Hazards Program. United States Geological Survey. 2012-10-14. 2012-09-28.
  7. Web site: California State Glaciers Feature Query Results. Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 2012-10-13.
  8. Web site: Colorado State Glaciers Feature Query Results. Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 2012-10-13.
  9. Web site: Montana State Glaciers Feature Query Results. Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 2012-10-13.
  10. Web site: Wyoming State Glaciers Feature Query Results. Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 2012-10-13.
  11. Web site: Lathrop Glacier is Gone. 2020-12-28. Oregon Glacier Institute. en.

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