Bend Glacier

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Bend Glacier
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Bend Glacier, October 2020
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Bend Glacier
Location in Oregon
TypeMountain glacier
Location Cascade Range, Deschutes County, Oregon, U.S.
Coordinates 44°05′10″N121°41′39″W / 44.08611°N 121.69417°W / 44.08611; -121.69417 [1]
TerminusBarren rock
StatusRetreating

Bend Glacier is in the U.S. state of Oregon. The glacier is situated in the Cascade Range at an elevation around 8,000 feet (2,400 m). Bend Glacier occupies a cirque on the north flank of Broken Top, an extinct stratovolcano. [2]

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  1. "Bend Glacier". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved July 29, 2012.
  2. Broken Top, OR (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved July 13, 2012.