Middle Cascade Glacier
Glacier in the state of Washington
48°25′11″N 121°03′16″W / 48.41972°N 121.05444°W / 48.41972; -121.05444[1]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.
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References
- ^ "Middle Cascade Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
- ^ Cascade Pass, WA (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved May 5, 2013.
- ^ Pelto, Mauri. "North Cascade Glacier Terminus Behavior". North Cascade Glacier Climate Project. Nichols College. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
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