Milk Lake Glacier Explained

Milk Lake Glacier
Type:Mountain glacier
Location:Glacier Peak Wilderness, Snohomish County, Washington, USA
Map:USA Washington
Label Position:right
Map Size:225
Coordinates:48.1514°N -121.155°W
Coordinates Ref:[1]
Terminus:Proglacial Lake
Status:Retreating/Extinct

Milk Lake Glacier is located in the Glacier Peak Wilderness in the U.S. state of Washington. The glacier is within Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest and a little over 3miles northwest of Glacier Peak.[2] Milk Lake Glacier disappeared sometime between 1984 and 1997 and by 2005, Milk Lake was situated where the glacier had once been.[3] [4]

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Notes and References

  1. 1523139. Milk Lake Glacier. 2012-11-30.
  2. TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Lime Mountain, WA. 2012-11-30.
  3. Web site: Pelto. Mauri. Glacier Peak A Century Of Change. North Cascade Glacier Climate Project. Nichols College. 2012-11-30. 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20120319075434/http://www.nichols.edu/departments/Glacier/survey.htm. 2012-03-19. dead.
  4. Web site: Pelto. Mauri S. . Disappearance of Milk Lake Glacier. North Cascade Glacier Climate Project . 2023-04-09.

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