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Whitewater Glacier

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Type
  
Mountain glacier

Terminus
  
Moraines/Talus

Length
  
.6 mi (0.97 km)

Status
  
Retreating

Whitewater Glacier

Location
  
Cascade Range, Jefferson County, Marion County, Oregon, U.S.

Whitewater Glacier is in the U.S. state of Oregon. The glacier is situated in the Cascade Range on the east and northeast slopes of Mount Jefferson. Starting near the summit at an elevation over 10,000 ft (3,000 m), the glacier extends down to 7,500 ft (2,300 m). From north to south, the glacier is nearly 2 mi (3.2 km) wide.

Map of Whitewater Glacier, Oregon, USA

References

Whitewater Glacier Wikipedia


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