Noisy Creek Glacier

Noisy Creek Glacier

Noisy Creek Glacier
Map showing the location of Noisy Creek Glacier
Noisy Creek Glacier

Whatcom County, Washington, U.S.

Type Cirque glacier
Coordinates 48°40′21″N 121°31′42″W / 48.67250°N 121.52833°W / 48.67250; -121.52833Coordinates: 48°40′21″N 121°31′42″W / 48.67250°N 121.52833°W / 48.67250; -121.52833[1]
Length .55 mi (0.89 km)
Terminus Icefall
Status Retreating

Noisy Creek Glacier is in North Cascades National Park in the U.S. state of Washington, .50-mile (0.80 km) northwest of Bacon Peak.[2] Noisy Creek Glacier has retreated and left behind a series of small proglacial lakes.[3] Noisy Creek Glacier descends from 6,400 to 5,800 ft (2,000 to 1,800 m). A ridge separates Noisy Creek Glacier from Green Lake Glacier to the east.[2] The National Park Service is currently studying Noisy Creek Glacier as part of their glacier monitoring project.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Bacon Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
  2. 1 2 Bacon Peak, WA (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved May 10, 2013.
  3. ↑ Pelto, Mauri. "North Cascade Glacier Terminus Behavior". North Cascade Glacier Climate Project. Nichols College. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Glaciers Selected for Monitoring". Glacier Monitoring Program. National Park Service. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
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