White Salmon Glacier (Mount Adams) Explained

White Salmon Glacier
Type:Mountain glacier
Location:Mount Adams, Yakima County, Washington, USA
Map:USA Washington#USA
Label Position:right
Map Size:225
Coordinates:46.1997°N -121.5028°W
Coordinates Ref:[1]
Area:0.51sqkm in 2006
Length:0.6miles
Terminus:Icefall
Status:Retreating

White Salmon Glacier is located on Mount Adams in the U.S. state of Washington. The glacier starts southwest of the summit crater at an elevation of 11600feet. Ice flows southwest downhill until the glacier's terminus at about 9600feet elevation.[2] The glacier also contributes ice to the much larger Avalanche Glacier at an elevation of 10200feet. White Salmon Glacier has decreased in surface area by 86 percent between 1904 and 2006.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. 1528088. White Salmon Glacier. 2012-11-03.
  2. TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Mount Adams West, WA. 2012-11-03.
  3. Sitts. Danielle . Andrew G. Fountain . Matthew J. Hoffman. Twentieth Century Glacier Change on Mount Adams, Washington, USA. Northwest Science. 2010. 84. 4. 378–385. 10.3955/046.084.0407. 2012-11-03. Northwest Scientific Association. pdf.