Maclure Glacier

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Maclure Glacier
Type Mountain glacier
Location Mount Maclure, California, U.S.
Coordinates 37°44′47″N, 119°16′50″W
Area .08 mi² (0.2 km²)
Length 0.3 mi (0.5 km)
Terminus Talus
Status Retreating

Maclure Glacier is a glacier located on Mount Maclure in the Sierra Nevada crest of Yosemite National Park, California. Like most glaciers in the Sierras, the Maclure glacier is a small cirque glacier that is 0.3 mi (0.5 km) long and covers an area of .08 mi² (0.2 km²). The mean elevation of the glacier is around 11,400 ft (3,500 m).[1][2] Both the Maclure Glacier and the Lyell Glacier, located nearby on Mount Lyell, have retreated since their first discovery.[3]

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  1. ^ Maclure Glacier, USGS VOGELSANG PEAK (CA) Topo Map. USGS Quad maps. Topozone. Retrieved on 2007-10-07.
  2. ^ Geological Survey Professional Paper 715—B Combined Ice and Water Balances of Maclure Glacier, California, South Cascade Glacier, Washington, and Wolverine and Gulkana Glaciers, Alaska, 1967 Hydrologic Year. USGS (2006-03-28). Retrieved on 2007-10-15.
  3. ^ Twenthieth Century Glacier Change in the Sierra Nevada, California. Hassan Basagic (May 14, 2005). Retrieved on 2007-01-11.


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