Silver Glacier
| Silver Glacier | |
|---|---|
 Silver Glacier lies between the two main peaks of Mount Spickard | |
  Silver Glacier | |
| Type | Cirque glacier |
| Location | Whatcom County, Washington, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 48°58′10″N 121°14′25″W / 48.96944°N 121.24028°W[1] |
| Length | .45 mi (0.72 km) |
| Terminus | Icefall |
| Status | Retreating |
Silver Glacier is in North Cascades National Park in the U.S. state of Washington and descends to the northwest from near the summit of Mount Spickard.[2] Silver Glacier descends from 8,700 to 7,200 ft (2,700 to 2,200 m), and Silver Lake lies .50 mi (0.80 km) below the current terminus of the glacier.[2] In 1993, Silver Glacier had an area of .49 km2.[3] The National Park Service is currently studying Silver Glacier as part of their glacier monitoring project.[3] Between 1993 (when monitoring began) and 2013 the glacier had lost ~8 m of thickness.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Mount Spickard". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
- ^ a b Mount Spickard, WA (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved May 10, 2013.
- ^ a b "Glaciers Selected for Monitoring". Glacier Monitoring Program. National Park Service. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
- ^ Riedel, Jon; Larrabee, Michael. "North Cascades National Park Complex Glacier Monitoring Annual Report, Water Year 2013". National Park Service.