Maclure Glacier

Maclure Glacier

Mount Maclure and Maclure Glacier. Circa 1917
Location in California
Maclure Glacier

Location in California

Type Mountain glacier
Location Mount Maclure, Yosemite National Park, Tuolumne County, California, U.S.
Coordinates 37°44′48″N 119°16′58″W / 37.74667°N 119.28278°WCoordinates: 37°44′48″N 119°16′58″W / 37.74667°N 119.28278°W[1]
Area .08 sq mi (0.21 km2)
Length .20 mi (0.32 km)
Terminus Talus
Status Retreating

Maclure Glacier (also McClure Glacier) is on Mount Maclure in the Sierra Nevada crest of Yosemite National Park in Tuolumne County, California, United States.[2] The glacier is named after William Maclure.[1] Like most glaciers in the Sierra Nevada, Maclure Glacier is a small cirque glacier that is .20 mi (0.32 km) long and covers an area of only .08 sq mi (0.21 km2). The mean elevation of the glacier is around 11,400 ft (3,500 m).[3] Both the Maclure Glacier and the Lyell Glacier, located nearby on Mount Lyell, have retreated since their first discovery.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Maclure Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-09-30.
  2. ↑ Mount Lyell, CA (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved 2012-09-30.
  3. ↑ "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 2007-10-15.
  4. ↑ "Twenthieth Century Glacier Change in the Sierra Nevada, California". Hassan Basagic. May 14, 2005. Archived from the original on 2006-09-06. Retrieved 2007-01-11.