Noisy Creek Glacier
Noisy Creek Glacier | ||
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location | Whatcom County , Washington , USA | |
Mountains | Cascade chain | |
Type | Kar glacier | |
length | 0.88 km | |
Altitude range | 1951 m - 1768 m | |
Coordinates | 48 ° 40 ′ 21 ″ N , 121 ° 31 ′ 42 ″ W | |
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drainage | → Noisy Creek → Baker Lake | |
particularities | ends in an ice fall; declining |
The Noisy Creek Glacier is a glacier in North Cascades National Park in the US state of Washington , 0.50 mi (0.8 km) northwest of Bacon Peak . The Noisy Creek Glacier left a series of small ice reservoirs on its retreat . The glacier descends from 6,400 ft (1,951 m) to 5,800 ft (1,768 m) altitude. A ridge separates Noisy Creek Glacier from Green Lake Glacier to the east. The National Park Service surveyed Noisy Creek Glacier as part of its glacier monitoring program.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Bacon Peak, WA [map]. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
- ↑ Mauri Pelto: North Cascade Glacier Terminus Behavior . In: North Cascade Glacier Climate Project . Nichols College. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
- ^ Glaciers Selected for Monitoring . In: Glacier Monitoring Program . National Park Service. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
Web links
- Bacon Peak ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved May 10, 2013.