Suiattle Glacier facts for kids
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 Suiattle Glacier
Location in Washington (state)
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| Type | Mountain glacier |
| Coordinates | 48°04′18″N 121°05′46″W / 48.07167°N 121.09611°W |
| Length | 1.25 mi (2.01 km) |
| Terminus | Icefall/Barren Rock |
| Status | Retreating |
Suiattle Glacier is located in the Glacier Peak Wilderness in the U.S. state of Washington. The glacier is within Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest and nearly touches Honeycomb and White River glaciers separated from them by an arête off the Kololo Peaks at its uppermost reaches. Suiattle Glacier has retreated significantly since the end of the Little Ice Age, and from approximately the years 1850 to 1924 lost 1,400 m (4,600 ft) of its length. Between 1924 and 1940, the glacier retreated an additional 900 m (3,000 ft), then during a cooler and wetter period between 1967 and 1979, the glacier had a small advance of 20 m (66 ft). Between 1979 and 2005 the glacier again retreated 178 m (584 ft) upslope.
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