Rainbow Glacier (Washington)

Rainbow Glacier
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location	Whatcom County , Washington , USA
Mountains	Cascade chain
Type	Kar glacier
length	4 km
Coordinates	48 ° 47 '51 "  N , 121 ° 46' 32"  W Coordinates: 48 ° 47 '51 "  N , 121 ° 46' 32"  W.
drainage	Rainbow Creek → Shuksan Creek → Baker Lake
particularities	ends in an ice fall on cliffs or a scree slope; declining

The Rainbow Glacier (Eng. "Rainbow Glacier") is located on the northeast slopes of Mount Baker in the North Cascades in Washington State . The Rainbow Glacier flows to about 4,500 ft (1,372 m) altitude north of the Lava Divide. In the middle of its course it is connected to the Park Glacier in the south and the Mazama Glacier in the west. Between 1850 and 1950, Rainbow Glacier receded approximately 4,494 ft (1,370 m). During a cooler and wetter period from 1950 ... 1979 it gained about 1,679 ft (512 m) in length, but between 1980 and 2006 lost another 1,345 ft (410 m).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Mount Baker, WA [map]. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
2. ↑ Mauri Pelto: North Cascade Glacier Retreat . Nichols College. Archived from the original on October 22, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 28, 2012. 

Web links

• Rainbow Glacier ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved October 28, 2012.