Noisy Creek Glacier Explained

Noisy Creek Glacier
Type:	Cirque glacier
Location:	Whatcom County, Washington, U.S.
Map:	USA Washington
Label Position:	right
Map Size:	225
Coordinates:	48.6725°N -121.5283°W
Coordinates Ref:	^[1]
Length:	0.55miles
Terminus:	Icefall
Status:	Retreating

Noisy Creek Glacier is in North Cascades National Park in the U.S. state of Washington, 0.5miles northwest of Bacon Peak.^[2] Noisy Creek Glacier has retreated and left behind a series of small proglacial lakes.^[3] Noisy Creek Glacier descends from 6300feetto5500feetft (toft) and had an area of .58 km² in 1993. A ridge separates Noisy Creek Glacier from Green Lake Glacier to the east.^[2] The National Park Service is currently studying Noisy Creek Glacier as part of their glacier monitoring project.^[4] Between 1993 (when monitoring began), and 2013 the glacier had lost ~8 m of thickness.^[5]

See also

• List of glaciers in the United States

Notes and References

1. 1516025. Bacon Peak. May 10, 2013.
2. TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Bacon Peak, WA. May 10, 2013.
3. Web site: Pelto. Mauri. North Cascade Glacier Terminus Behavior. North Cascade Glacier Climate Project. Nichols College. May 10, 2013.
4. Web site: Glaciers Selected for Monitoring. Glacier Monitoring Program. National Park Service. May 10, 2013.
5. Web site: Riedel . Jon . Larrabee . Michael . North Cascades National Park Complex Glacier Mass Balance Monitoring Annual Report, Water Year 2013 . March 6, 2022 . National Park Service.