Squak Glacier
Glacier in Washington, United States
48°44′48″N 121°48′34″W / 48.74667°N 121.80944°W / 48.74667; -121.80944[1]Squak Glacier is located on the southeast slopes of Mount Baker in the North Cascades of the U.S. state of Washington.[2] Squak Glacier is connected to Easton Glacier to the east and Talum Glaciers to the west. Between 1850 and 1950, Squak Glacier retreated 8,202 ft (2,500 m). During a cooler and wetter period from 1950 to 1979, the glacier advanced 305 ft (93 m) but between 1980 and 2006 retreated back 869 ft (265 m).[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Squak Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
- ^ Baker Pass, WA (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved 2012-11-03.
- ^ Pelto, Mauri. "North Cascade Glacier Retreat". Nichols College. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
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Glaciers of Mount Baker
- Bastile Glacier
- Boulder Glacier
- Coleman Glacier
- Deming Glacier
- Easton Glacier
- Hadley Glacier
- Mazama Glacier
- Park Glacier
- Rainbow Glacier
- Roosevelt Glacier
- Sholes Glacier
- Squak Glacier
- Talum Glaciers
- Thunder Glacier
- List of glaciers
- Glaciers of Mount Adams
- Glaciers of Glacier Peak
- Category:Glaciers of the Goat Rocks
- Glaciers of Mount Rainier
- Category:Glaciers of the North Cascades
- Glaciers of the Olympic Mountains
- Glaciers of other Washington mountains
