Newton Clark Glacier

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Newton Clark Glacier
Newton Clark Glacier
Hood River County, Oregon, USA
Type Mountain glacier
Coordinates 45°22′00″N 121°41′12″W / 45.36667°N 121.68667°W / 45.36667; -121.68667Coordinates: 45°22′00″N 121°41′12″W / 45.36667°N 121.68667°W / 45.36667; -121.68667[1]
Area 345 acres (140 ha) (2004 estimate)
Terminus Talus
Status Retreating

Newton Clark Glacier is an alpine glacier on the southeast slope of Mount Hood in the U.S. state of Oregon.[2] The glacier extends from 10,400 to 6,500 feet (3,200 to 2,000 m). The glacier lies entirely within Mount Hood Wilderness.

Between 1907 and 2004, Newton Clark Glacier lost 32% of its surface area and the glacier terminus retreated 310 metres (1,020 ft) over the same time period.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Newton Clark Glacier". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-08-11. 
  2. ↑ TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Mount Hood South, OR (Map). http://www.topoquest.com/map.php?lat=45.36678&lon=-121.68674&datum=nad83&zoom=4. Retrieved 2012-08-11.
  3. ↑ Jackson, Keith; Andrew Fountain (2007). "Spatial and morphological change on Eliot Glacier, Mount Hood, Oregon, USA" (pdf). Annals of Glaciology 46: 222–226. doi:10.3189/172756407782871152. Retrieved 2012-08-11. 
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