Type Mountain glacier Terminus Talus | Length .75 mi (1.21 km) Status Retreating | |
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Area 0.67 km (0.26 sq mi) in 2006 | ||
Lava Glacier is located on the north slopes of Mount Adams a stratovolcano in Gifford Pinchot National Forest in the U.S. state of Washington. The glacier descends from approximately 10,000 ft (3,000 m) to a terminus near 7,800 ft (2,400 m). Lava Glacier has been in a general state of retreat for over 100 years and lost 74 percent of its surface area between 1904 and 2006.
Map of Lava Glacier, Washington, USA
References
Lava Glacier Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA