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. The glacier descends from approximately 8,200 ft (2,500 m) to a terminus near 7,400 ft (2,300 m) below, where an old terminal moraine and proglacial lake exist. 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.
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References
- ^ "Gotchen Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
- ^ Sitts, Danielle; Andrew G. Fountain; Matthew J. Hoffman (2010). "Twentieth Century Glacier Change on Mount Adams, Washington, USA" (pdf). Northwest Science. 84 (4). Northwest Scientific Association: 378–385. doi:10.3955/046.084.0407. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
- ^ Mount Adams East, WA (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved November 4, 2012.