Anderson Glacier

Anderson Glacier

Infobox_Glacier | glacier_name = Anderson Glacier


caption =
type = Mountain glacier
location = Mount Anderson, Washington, U.S.
coordinates = coord|47|42|45|N|123|20|06|W|type:glacierGoogle Earth images.]
area =
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thickness =
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Anderson Glacier is a glacier located in a cirque south of Mount Anderson in the Olympic Mountains and Olympic National Park. The southward-facing glacier starts on the steep headwalls of the cirque at about Convert|6200|ft|m|lk=on|-2 to Convert|6000|ft|m|abbr=on|-2.Cite web|title=USGS Mount Steel (WA) Topo Map|work=USGS Quad maps|url=http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?lat=47.71242&lon=-123.33496&size=l&u=4&datum=nad83&layer=DRG|publisher=TopoQuest.com|accessdate=2008-07-05] It flows down to about Convert|5240|ft|m|abbr=on|-1 before terminating. Meltwater from the glacier enters a lake at about Convert|4949|ft|m|abbr=on|0 before tumbling down a steep cliff.

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