Lava Glacier

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Lava Glacier
Map showing the location of Lava Glacier
Map showing the location of Lava Glacier
Lava Glacier
TypeMountain glacier
Coordinates46°13′40″N 121°29′34″W / 46.22778°N 121.49278°W / 46.22778; -121.49278Coordinates: 46°13′40″N 121°29′34″W / 46.22778°N 121.49278°W / 46.22778; -121.49278[1]
Area0.67 km2 (0.26 sq mi) in 2006[2]
Length.75 mi (1.21 km)
TerminusTalus
StatusRetreating

Lava Glacier is located on the north slopes of Mount Adams a stratovolcano in Gifford Pinchot National Forest in the U.S. state of Washington.[3] The glacier descends from approximately 10,000 ft (3,000 m) to a terminus near 7,800 ft (2,400 m).[3] Lava Glacier has been in a general state of retreat for over 100 years and lost 74 percent of its surface area between 1904 and 2006.[2]

Lava Glacier was named by Harry Fielding Reid during his survey of Mount Adams' glaciers with C. E. Rusk in 1901.[4]

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  1. ^ "Lava Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
  2. ^ a b Sitts, Danielle; Andrew G. Fountain; Matthew J. Hoffman (2010). "Twentieth Century Glacier Change on Mount Adams, Washington, USA" (pdf). Northwest Science. Northwest Scientific Association. 84 (4): 378–385. doi:10.3955/046.084.0407. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
  3. ^ a b Mount Adams East, WA (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved 2012-11-11.
  4. ^ Rusk, Claude Ewing (1978) [1924]. Tales of a Western Mountaineer (1st ed.). Seattle, Washington: The Mountaineers. ISBN 0-916890-62-7. LCCN 78054427. OCLC 4667368. OL 11004497M. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
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