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Foss Glacier
Map showing the location of Foss Glacier
Map showing the location of Foss Glacier
Foss Glacier
Location in Washington (state)
Type Mountain glacier
Coordinates 47°34′05″N 121°12′41″W / 47.56806°N 121.21139°W / 47.56806; -121.21139
Length .35 mi (0.56 km)
Terminus Barren Rock
Status Retreating

Foss Glacier is within the Alpine Lakes Wilderness of Snoqualmie National Forest in the U.S. state of Washington and is on the northeast slope of Mount Hinman. Foss Glacier retreated almost 500 m (1,600 ft) between 1950 and 2005. Foss Glacier is separated from the nearly vanished Hinman Glacier to the west by a ridge.

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