Meade Glacier
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The Meade Glacier is a small, east-facing glacier
located in the Goat Rocks
region in Washington. The glacier lies to the south of the 8184 feet (2,494 m) Gilbert Peak and it ranges in elevation from over 7600 feet (2,316.5 m) down to about 6500 ft (1,981.2 m). The Conrad Glacier
is located to the north this glacier.
Glacier
A glacier is a large persistent body of ice that forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. At least 0.1 km² in area and 50 m thick, but often much larger, a glacier slowly deforms and flows due to stresses induced by its weight...
located in the Goat Rocks
Goat Rocks
The Goat Rocks are a series of rugged volcanic peaks in the Cascade Range, roughly between Mount Rainier and Mount Adams in southern Washington state. They are named after the numerous mountain goats which live in the area, and are at the core of the eponymous Goat Rocks Wilderness.- Geography and...
region in Washington. The glacier lies to the south of the 8184 feet (2,494 m) Gilbert Peak and it ranges in elevation from over 7600 feet (2,316.5 m) down to about 6500 ft (1,981.2 m). The Conrad Glacier
Conrad Glacier
The Conrad Glacier is a small glacier located in the Goat Rocks region of Washington. Lying on the shaded north side of the Gilbert Peak, the glacier flows north-northeast from an elevation of to a lake at , where the glacier terminates....
is located to the north this glacier.