Crescent Glacier (Mount Adams) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Crescent Glacier
Crescent Glacier Location in Washington (state) Show map of Washington (state) Crescent Glacier Location in the United States Show map of the United States
Type	Mountain glacier
Coordinates	46°10′01″N 121°29′14″W / 46.16694°N 121.48722°W / 46.16694; -121.48722
Area	0.44 km2 (0.17 sq mi) in 2006
Length	.25 mi (0.40 km)
Terminus	Talus
Status	Retreating

Crescent Glacier is located on the southeast slopes of Mount Adams in the U.S. state of Washington in Gifford Pinchot National Forest. A small subpeak of Mount Adams, named South Butte, rises nearby. Crescent Glacier is close to the Gotchen Glacier which is located just to the east. Crescent Glacier lies in a small south-facing cirque with a steep headwall. The glacier ranges in elevation from 8,400 ft (2,600 m) at the foot of the steep cliff to 7,900 ft (2,400 m) at the moraine. One arm of the glacier extends south down to 7,600 ft (2,300 m). Between 1904 and 2006, Crescent Glacier lost 6 percent of its surface area.