White Salmon Glacier
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The White Salmon Glacier is a glacier
located on Mount Adams
in Washington. The glacier starts southwest of the summit crater at an elevation of 11600 feet (3,535.7 m). Ice flows southwest downhill until the glacier's terminus at about 9600 ft (2,926.1 m) elevation. The glacier also contributes ice to the much larger Avalanche Glacier at an elevation of 10200 ft (3,109 m). The glacier has decreased in surface area by 86% between 1904 and 2006.
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 on Mount Adams
Mount Adams (Washington)
Mount Adams is a potentially activestratovolcano in the Cascade Range and the second-highest mountain in the U.S. state of Washington.Adams is a member of the Cascade Volcanic Arc, and is one of the arc's largest volcanoes,...
in Washington. The glacier starts southwest of the summit crater at an elevation of 11600 feet (3,535.7 m). Ice flows southwest downhill until the glacier's terminus at about 9600 ft (2,926.1 m) elevation. The glacier also contributes ice to the much larger Avalanche Glacier at an elevation of 10200 ft (3,109 m). The glacier has decreased in surface area by 86% between 1904 and 2006.