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Newton Clark Glacier

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Type
  
Mountain glacier

Status
  
Retreating

Terminus
  
Talus

Area
  
140 ha

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Location
  
Hood River County, Oregon, United States

Similar
  
Eliot Glacier, White River Glacier, Cascade Range, Sandy Glacier, Zigzag Glacier

Newton Clark Glacier is an alpine glacier on the southeast slope of Mount Hood in the U.S. state of Oregon. The glacier extends from 10,400 to 6,500 feet (3,200 to 2,000 m). The glacier lies entirely within Mount Hood Wilderness.

Map of Newton Clark Glacier, Oregon 97041, USA

Between 1907 and 2004, Newton Clark Glacier lost 32% of its surface area and the glacier terminus retreated 310 metres (1,020 ft) over the same time period.

References

Newton Clark Glacier Wikipedia