Lynch Glacier | |
Type: | Alpine glacier |
Location: | Snoqualmie National Forest, King County, Washington, U.S. |
Map: | USA Washington |
Label Position: | right |
Map Size: | 225 |
Coordinates: | 47.5722°N -121.1806°W |
Coordinates Ref: | [1] |
Length: | 0.6miles |
Terminus: | Icefall/proglacial lake |
Status: | Retreating |
Lynch Glacier lies to the north and northwest of Mount Daniel, in the U.S. state of Washington. Lynch Glacier is within the Alpine Lakes Wilderness of Snoqualmie National Forest.[2] The glacier is approximately 0.6miles in length, 0.8miles in width at its widest and descends from 7800feetto6400feetft (toft), where it terminates above a proglacial lake known as Pea Soup Lake. An arête divides the glacier into an eastern and western lobe, with the western section being the larger.[2] In the late 1970s, Lynch Glacier extended into Pea Soup Lake; however, repeat photography indicates the glacier has since retreated above the lake.[3]