Fairchild Glacier
The Fairchild Glacier is a glacier located on Mount Fairchild and the Bailey Ridge in the Olympic Mountains of Olympic National Park. Beginning at an elevation of about 6,600 feet (2,000 m) along the Baily Ridge, the glacier descends northeast from several sources.[1] Though the glacier is one piece, the sources of ice never converge together and form one single ice stream. Instead, there is one intermediate field of ice that connects the two moving streams.[1] The western stream terminates in a lake at about 5,900 ft (1,800 m), while the eastern lobe terminates at about 5,600 ft (1,700 m).[1] The glacier has retreated significantly when comparing aerial photos and maps taken at different times.[1][2]
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| Mount Olympus |
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| Mount Anderson |
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Glaciers of Mount Adams · Glaciers of Mount Baker · Glaciers of Mount Rainier · Glaciers of Mount St. Helens · Glaciers of other Washington mountains
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