Suiattle Glacier

Suiattle Glacier is located in the Glacier Peak Wilderness in the U.S. state of Washington. The glacier is within Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest and nearly touches Honeycomb and White River glaciers separated from them by an arête off the Kololo Peaks at its uppermost reaches.[2] Suiattle Glacier has retreated significantly since the end of the Little Ice Age, and from approximately the years 1850 to 1924 lost 1,400 m (4,600 ft) of its length. Between 1924 and 1940, the glacier retreated an additional 900 m (3,000 ft), then during a cooler and wetter period between 1967 and 1979, the glacier had a small advance of 20 m (66 ft).[3] After this, Suiattle Glacier began to retreat again and has retreated 270 m (886 ft) from its advanced position in the 1970s to 2009.[4]

Suiattle Glacier
Map showing the location of Suiattle Glacier
Map showing the location of Suiattle Glacier
Suiattle Glacier
TypeMountain glacier
LocationGlacier Peak Wilderness, Snohomish County, Washington, USA
Coordinates48°04′18″N 121°05′46″W[1]
Length1.25 mi (2.01 km)
TerminusIcefall/Barren Rock
StatusRetreating

See also

References
  1. "Suiattle Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-11-30.
  2. Glacier Peak East, WA (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved 2012-11-30.
  3. Pelto, Mauri (2007). "Glacier Peak A Century Of Change". North Cascade Glacier Climate Project. Nichols College. Retrieved 2012-11-30.
  4. Pelto, Mauri (June 17, 2012). "Suiattle Glacier Retreat and Outcrop Emergence, North Cascades". From a Glacier's Perspective. Retrieved March 5, 2022.


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