Noisy Creek Glacier
| Noisy Creek Glacier | |
|---|---|
 Noisy Creek Glacier | |
  Noisy Creek Glacier | |
| Type | Cirque glacier |
| Location | Whatcom County, Washington, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 48°40′21″N 121°31′42″W / 48.67250°N 121.52833°W[1] |
| Length | .55 mi (0.89 km) |
| Terminus | Icefall |
| Status | Retreating |
Noisy Creek Glacier is in North Cascades National Park in the U.S. state of Washington, .50-mile (0.80 km) northwest of Bacon Peak.[2] Noisy Creek Glacier has retreated and left behind a series of small proglacial lakes.[3] Noisy Creek Glacier descends from 6,300 to 5,500 ft (1,900 to 1,700 m) and had an area of .58 km2 in 1993.[4] A ridge separates Noisy Creek Glacier from Green Lake Glacier to the east.[2] The National Park Service is currently studying Noisy Creek Glacier as part of their glacier monitoring project.[4] Between 1993 (when monitoring began), and 2013 the glacier had lost ~8 m of thickness.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Bacon Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
- ^ a b Bacon Peak, WA (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved May 10, 2013.
- ^ Pelto, Mauri. "North Cascade Glacier Terminus Behavior". North Cascade Glacier Climate Project. Nichols College. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
- ^ a b "Glaciers Selected for Monitoring". Glacier Monitoring Program. National Park Service. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
- ^ Riedel, Jon; Larrabee, Michael. "North Cascades National Park Complex Glacier Mass Balance Monitoring Annual Report, Water Year 2013". National Park Service. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
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