Mazama Glacier | |
Type: | Mountain glacier |
Location: | Mount Adams, Yakima County, Washington, USA |
Map: | USA Washington#USA |
Label Position: | right |
Map Size: | 225 |
Coordinates: | 46.1803°N -121.47°W |
Coordinates Ref: | [1] |
Area: | 1.4sqkm in 2006 |
Length: | 1.1miles |
Terminus: | Talus |
Status: | Retreating |
Mazama Glacier is located on the southeast slopes of Mount Adams, a stratovolcano in the U.S. state of Washington. Mazama Glacier is in the Yakama Indian Reservation.[2] The glacier descends from approximately 10800feet to a terminus near 7600feet.[2] Mazama Glacier has been in a general state of retreat for over 100 years and lost 46 percent of its surface area between 1904 and 2006.[3]
Originally known as Hell-roaring Glacier, the name was changed in 1895 by a group from the Mazamas club while they were on their second annual outing.[4]
Lunch Counter camp lies along the eastern edge of Mazama Glacier, upon Suksdorf Ridge at an elevation of .[5] There is no weather station, but this climate table contains interpolated data.