| Rusk Glacier | |
| Type: | Mountain glacier |
| Location: | Mount Adams, Yakima County, Washington, USA |
| Map: | USA Washington#USA |
| Label Position: | right |
| Map Size: | 225 |
| Coordinates: | 46.2047°N -121.4678°W |
| Coordinates Ref: | [1] |
| Area: | 1.47sqkm in 2006 |
| Length: | 1miles |
| Terminus: | Talus |
| Status: | Retreating |
Rusk Glacier is located on the eastern face of Mount Adams in the U.S. state of Washington. Starting at an elevation of over 10200feet at just below The Castle, the glacier flows eastward down slope.[2] A significant portion of the glacier is covered by rock debris and in the middle of the glacier, at about 9200feet, there is a small ice-free island of rock. The glacier terminates at about 7500feet at its rock-covered moraine.[2] The glacier has decreased in surface area by 23 percent between 1904 and 2006.[3]
The glacier was named for Claude Ewing Rusk, who made the first ascent of The Castle in 1921, by Harry Fielding Reid.[4] [5]