Middle Cascade Glacier Explained

Middle Cascade Glacier
Type:Mountain glacier
Location:Skagit County, Washington, U.S.
Map:USA Washington
Label Position:right
Map Size:225
Coordinates:48.4197°N -121.0544°W
Coordinates Ref:[1]
Length:1.2miles
Terminus:Icefall
Status:Retreating

Middle Cascade Glacier is in Wenatchee National Forest in the U.S. state of Washington and is to the north of Spider Mountain and east of Mount Formidable.[2] Middle Cascade Glacier has a significant icefall that is thinning and may eventually separate the upper section of the glacier from the lower. Middle Cascade Glacier retreated 260m (850feet) between 1979 and 2005.[3] The smaller Spider Glacier is just southeast of Middle Cascade Glacier.

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Notes and References

  1. 1523052. Middle Cascade Glacier. May 5, 2013.
  2. TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Cascade Pass, WA. May 5, 2013.
  3. Web site: Pelto. Mauri. North Cascade Glacier Terminus Behavior. North Cascade Glacier Climate Project. Nichols College. May 5, 2013.