No Name Glacier
| No Name Glacier | |
|---|---|
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  No Name Glacier | |
| Type | Mountain glacier |
| Location | Whatcom County, Washington, USA |
| Coordinates | 48°48′19″N 121°49′35″W / 48.80528°N 121.82639°W[1] |
| Length | .20 mi (0.32 km) |
| Terminus | Moraine/talus |
| Status | Retreating |
No Name Glacier is located on Mount Baker in the North Cascades of the U.S. state of Washington.[2] The glacier is between Mazama and Bastile Glaciers, a half mile south of Hadley Peak.[1] No Name Glacier feeds Dobbs Creek, which flows into Wells Creek.[3]: 907
History
[edit]No Name Glacier was discovered by W. H. Dorr in 1886 during an expedition prospecting for gold,[4] and was later explored by B. B. Dobbs in 1892, and then named by Henry C. Engberg in 1911.[3]: 910
Glaciers on Mount Baker underwent a period of rapid recession during the early 20th century, recovering between the 1940s and 1970s before once again receding.[5] In 2023, a paper was published with the finding that No Name Glacier had split apart into five pieces.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "No Name Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
- ^ Mount Baker, WA (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved October 28, 2012.
- ^ a b Roth, Lottie Roeder, ed. (1926). History of Whatcom County. Vol. 1. Pioneer Historical Publishing Company. hdl:2027/nyp.33433102027335. OCLC 48925491.
- ^ Webster, Mae; Bailey, Winona, eds. (1913). "Early Explorations on Mount Baker". Mountaineer. Vol. 6. Seattle: The Mountaineers. p. 29.
- ^ Fountain, A.G.; Jackson, K.; Basagic, H.J.; Sitts, D. (2007). "A century of glacier change on Mount Baker, Washington". Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. 39 (4): 67. Archived from the original on June 20, 2010.
- ^ Fountain, Andrew G.; Glenn, Bryce; Mcneil, Christopher (September 15, 2023). "Inventory of glaciers and perennial snowfields of the conterminous USA". Earth System Science Data. 15 (9): 4077–4104. doi:10.5194/essd-15-4077-2023. ISSN 1866-3516.
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