Type Mountain glacier Terminus Talus | Length 1.10 mi (1.77 km) Status Retreating | |
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Area 1.40 km (0.54 sq mi) in 2006 Similar Cascade Range, Adams Glacier, Bird Creek Meadows, Mount Adams, Goat Rocks | ||
Mazama Glacier is located on the southeast slopes of Mount Adams a stratovolcano in the U.S. state of Washington. Mazama Glacier is in the Yakama Indian Reservation. The glacier descends from approximately 10,800 ft (3,300 m) to a terminus near 7,600 ft (2,300 m). Mazama Glacier has been in a general state of retreat for over 100 years and lost 46 percent of its surface area between 1904 and 2006.
Map of Mazama Glacier, Washington, USA
References
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