Milk Creek Glacier (Oregon) Explained

Milk Creek Glacier
Type:Mountain glacier
Map:USA Oregon
Label Position:right
Map Size:225
Coordinates:44.6742°N -121.8022°W
Coordinates Ref:[1]
Terminus:Moraines/Talus
Status:Retreating

Milk Creek Glacier is in the U.S. state of Oregon. The glacier is situated in the Cascade Range on the west slope of Mount Jefferson. Milk Creek Glacier is situated at an elevation between 10000feetand9200feetft (andft).[2] Milk Creek Glacier is considered stagnant ice and is located immediately west and below the summit of Mount Jefferson.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. 1156484. Milk Creek Glacier. 2012-07-29.
  2. TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Mount Jefferson, OR. 2012-07-29.
  3. Web site: Jackson. Keith. Glaciers of Oregon. Glaciers of the American West. Portland State University. 2012-07-29. 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20101003215525/http://glaciers.research.pdx.edu/Glaciers-Oregon. October 3, 2010. dead.