Type Mountain glacier Terminus Talus | Length 1.2 mi (1.9 km) Status Retreating | |
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Area 1.41 km (0.54 sq mi) in 2006 |
Pinnacle Glacier is located on the west 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 7,200 ft (2,200 m). Pinnacle Glacier lost 7 percent of its surface area between 1904 and 2006.
Map of Pinnacle Glacier, Washington, USA
References
Pinnacle Glacier (Mount Adams) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA