Ermine Glacier

Ermine Glacier
Map showing the location of Ermine Glacier
Ermine Glacier

Glacier Peak, Snohomish County, Washington, USA

Type Mountain glacier
Coordinates 48°08′08″N 121°06′21″W / 48.13556°N 121.10583°W / 48.13556; -121.10583Coordinates: 48°08′08″N 121°06′21″W / 48.13556°N 121.10583°W / 48.13556; -121.10583[1]
Length 1.25 mi (2.01 km)
Terminus Ice fall and barren rock
Status Retreating

Ermine Glacier is located on north slopes of Glacier Peak in the U.S. state of Washington.[2] As is true with all the glaciers found on Glacier Peak, Ermine Glacier is retreating.[3] During the Little Ice Age, Ermine Glacier extended down to an altitude of 4,400 ft (1,300 m) and was connected to Vista Glacier to its west. From the end of the Little Ice Age to the mid-1950s, Ermine Glacier experienced a general retreat upslope, followed by an advance during a cooler and wetter period until the mid-1970s. However, between 1992 and 2005, Ermine Glacier again retreated 308 m (1,010 ft).[4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Ermine Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  2. ↑ Gamma Peak, WA (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  3. ↑ Monroe, James; Reed Wicander (2011). The Changing Earth: Exploring Geology and Evolution. Cengage Learning. p. 349. ISBN 9780840062086. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  4. ↑ Pelto, Mauri (2007). "Glacier Peak A Century Of Change". North Cascade Glacier Climate Project. Nichols College. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
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