Chickamin Glacier (Washington)

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Chickamin Glacier

Chickamin Glacier as it looked in 1965
Chickamin Glacier
Chelan County, Washington, U.S.
Type Alpine glacier
Coordinates 48°18′39″N 121°01′09″W / 48.31083°N 121.01917°W / 48.31083; -121.01917Coordinates: 48°18′39″N 121°01′09″W / 48.31083°N 121.01917°W / 48.31083; -121.01917[1]
Length 1.60 mi (2.57 km)
Terminus Icefall/Barren rock
Status Retreating

Chickamin Glacier is in the U.S. state of Washington. Chickamin Glacier is in Wenatchee National Forest and flows north from Dome Peak and Sinister Peak, descending from nearly 8,600 to 5,600 ft (2,600 to 1,700 m).[2] Chickamin Glacier is separated from Dome Glacier to the south and Dana Glacier to the west by arêtes. The relatively narrow tongue of the 2-mile (3.2 km) wide glacier retreated 800 ft (240 m) between 1998 and 2006.

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References

  1. ↑ "Chickamin Glacier". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved March 10, 2013. 
  2. ↑ TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Dome Peak, WA (Map). http://www.topoquest.com/map.php?lat=48.31096&lon=-121.01927&datum=nad83&zoom=4. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
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