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Wilson Glacier (Mount Adams)

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Type
  
Mountain glacier

Terminus
  
Talus

Length
  
.85 mi (1.37 km)

Status
  
Retreating

Wilson Glacier (Mount Adams)

Area
  
1.03 km (0.40 sq mi) in 2006

Wilson Glacier is located on the east slopes of Mount Adams a stratovolcano in the U.S. state of Washington. The glacier is within the Yakama Indian Reservation. The glacier descends from approximately 10,600 ft (3,200 m) to a terminus near 7,400 ft (2,300 m). Wilson Glacier has been in a general state of retreat for over 100 years and lost 14 percent of its surface area between 1904 and 2006.

Map of Wilson Glacier, Washington, USA

Wilson Glacier was named after President Woodrow Wilson by Claude Ewing Rusk and so honor Wilson for being the president during World War I

References

Wilson Glacier (Mount Adams) Wikipedia