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Gotchen Glacier
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Type	Mountain glacier
Location	Mount Adams, Yakima County, Washington, USA
Coordinates	46°09′49″N 121°28′24″W / 46.16361°N 121.47333°W / 46.16361; -121.47333
Area	0.17 km (0.066 sq mi) in 2006
Length	.20 mi (0.32 km)
Terminus	Talus
Status	Retreating

Gotchen Glacier is located on the south slopes of Mount Adams, a stratovolcano in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest in the U.S. state of Washington. The glacier descends from approximately 8,200 ft (2,500 m) to a terminus near 7,400 ft (2,300 m) below, where an old terminal moraine and proglacial lake exist. Gotchen Glacier has been in a general state of retreat for over 100 years and lost 78 percent of its surface area between 1904 and 2006.

See also

• List of glaciers in the United States

References

1. "Gotchen Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
2. ^ Sitts, Danielle; Andrew G. Fountain; Matthew J. Hoffman (2010). "Twentieth Century Glacier Change on Mount Adams, Washington, USA" (pdf). Northwest Science. 84 (4). Northwest Scientific Association: 378–385. doi:10.3955/046.084.0407. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
3. ^ Mount Adams East, WA (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved November 4, 2012.

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