Gotchen Glacier

Gotchen Glacier is located on the south slopes of Mount Adams a stratovolcano in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest in the U.S. state of Washington.[3] The glacier descends from approximately 8,200 ft (2,500 m) to a terminus near 7,400 ft (2,300 m) below which an old terminal moraine and proglacial lake exist.[3] Gotchen Glacier has been in a general state of retreat for over 100 years and lost 78 percent of its surface area between 1904 and 2006.[2]

Gotchen Glacier
Gotchen Glacier
Gotchen Glacier
TypeMountain glacier
Coordinates46°09′49″N 121°28′24″W[1]
Area0.17 km2 (0.066 sq mi) in 2006[2]
Length.20 mi (0.32 km)
TerminusTalus
StatusRetreating

See also

References

  1. "Gotchen Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
  2. 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 2012-11-04.
  3. Mount Adams East, WA (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved 2012-11-04.


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