- South Cascade Glacier
Infobox_Glacier
glacier_name = South Cascade Glacier
caption = South Cascade Glacier, October 2000. Note how far the glacier has retreated since the 1965 photo below.
type = alpine
location =North Cascades ,Washington , USA
coordinates = coord|48|21|19|N|121|3|27|W|type:glacier
area = 1.1 mi² (2.9 km²) as of 1971
length = 2.4 mi (3.9 km)
thickness =
terminus =glacial lake at 5,292 ft (1613 m)
status = retreating (getting smaller)South Cascade Glacier is a large
alpine glacier in theNorth Cascades ofWashington , USA. It is bordered on the east by 8,261-foot (2,518 m) Sentinel Peak, and is about 17 miles (27 km) north ofGlacier Peak in theGlacier Peak Wilderness . Meltwater from the glacier flows into the South Fork Cascade River, which is a tributary of theSkagit River .The South Cascade Glacier has been been closely monitored by glaciologists studying the effects of
climate on glaciers.ee also
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Ptarmigan Traverse
*Retreat of glaciers since 1850
*List of glaciers References
* [http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/geology/publications/pp/705-A/ Inventory of glaciers in the North Cascades, Washington] ,
U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 705—A,1971
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