Cache-Col Glacier
Cache-Col Glacier
( Cache Col Glacier )
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The Cache-Col Glacier as seen from Sahale Mountain ( Mount Formidable in the background ) |
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location | Chelan County , Washington , USA | |
Mountains | Cascade chain | |
Type | Kar glacier | |
length | 0.8 km | |
Coordinates | 48 ° 26 '54 " N , 121 ° 3' 10" W | |
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drainage | Pelton Creek → Stehekin River | |
particularities | ends on bare rock; declining |
The cache Col Glacier is a glacier in North Cascades National Park in the US state of Washington . It is located on the eastern slope of Mix-up Peak . The Cache-Col Glacier retreated about 100 m between 1950 and 2005. Cache-Col Glacier is located approximately 1 mi (1.6 km) northwest of Yawning Glacier .
Individual evidence
- ↑ TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Cascade Pass, WA [map]. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
- ↑ Mauri Pelto: North Cascade Glacier Terminus Behavior . In: North Cascade Glacier Climate Project . Nichols College. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
Web links
- Cache Col ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved December 19, 2018.