Middle Cascade Glacier

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Middle Cascade Glacier
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Middle Cascade Glacier on Mount Formidable
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Middle Cascade Glacier
Location in Washington
TypeMountain glacier
Location Skagit County, Washington, U.S.
Coordinates 48°25′11″N121°03′16″W / 48.41972°N 121.05444°W / 48.41972; -121.05444 [1]
Length1.20 mi (1.93 km)
TerminusIcefall
StatusRetreating

Middle Cascade Glacier is in Wenatchee National Forest in the U.S. state of Washington and is to the north of Spider Mountain and east of Mount Formidable. [2] Middle Cascade Glacier has a significant icefall that is thinning and may eventually separate the upper section of the glacier from the lower. Middle Cascade Glacier retreated 260 m (850 ft) between 1979 and 2005. [3] The smaller Spider Glacier is just southeast of Middle Cascade Glacier.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Middle Cascade Glacier". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved May 5, 2013.
  2. ↑ Cascade Pass, WA (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved May 5, 2013.
  3. ↑ Pelto, Mauri. "North Cascade Glacier Terminus Behavior". North Cascade Glacier Climate Project. Nichols College. Retrieved May 5, 2013.


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