Wilson Glacier (Mount Adams)

Wilson Glacier
Map showing the location of Wilson Glacier
Wilson Glacier

Mount Adams, Yakima County, Washington, USA

Type Mountain glacier
Coordinates 46°12′45″N 121°28′00″W / 46.21250°N 121.46667°W / 46.21250; -121.46667Coordinates: 46°12′45″N 121°28′00″W / 46.21250°N 121.46667°W / 46.21250; -121.46667[1]
Area 1.03 km2 (0.40 sq mi) in 2006[2]
Length .85 mi (1.37 km)
Terminus Talus
Status Retreating

Wilson Glacier is located on the east slopes of Mount Adams a stratovolcano in the U.S. state of Washington. The glacier is within the Yakama Indian Reservation.[3] The glacier descends from approximately 10,600 ft (3,200 m) to a terminus near 7,400 ft (2,300 m).[3] Wilson Glacier has been in a general state of retreat for over 100 years and lost 14 percent of its surface area between 1904 and 2006.[2]

Wilson Glacier was named after President Woodrow Wilson by Claude Ewing Rusk and so honor Wilson for being the president during World War I[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Pinnacle Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
  2. 1 2 Sitts, Danielle; Andrew G. Fountain; Matthew J. Hoffman (2010). "Twentieth Century Glacier Change on Mount Adams, Washington, USA" (pdf). Northwest Science. Northwest Scientific Association. 84 (4): 378–385. doi:10.3955/046.084.0407. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
  3. 1 2 Mount Adams East, WA (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved 2012-11-11.
  4. ↑ Rusk, Claude Ewing (1978) [1924]. Tales of a Western Mountaineer (1st ed.). Seattle, Washington: The Mountaineers. ISBN 0-916890-62-7. LCCN 78054427. OCLC 4667368. OL 11004497M. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
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