Easton Glacier is one of the more prominent alpine glaciers on
Mount Baker
Mount Baker ( Lummi: '; nok, Kw’eq Smaenit or '), also known as Koma Kulshan or simply Kulshan, is a active glacier-covered andesitic stratovolcano in the Cascade Volcanic Arc and the North Cascades of Washington in the United States. ...
in the
North Cascades
The North Cascades are a section of the Cascade Range of western North America. They span the border between the Canadian province of British Columbia and the U.S. state of Washington and are officially named in the U.S. and Canada as the Casca ...
of
Washington state
Washington (), officially the State of Washington, is a U.S. state, state in the Northwestern United States, Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. Named for George Washington—the first President of the United States, U.S. p ...
, United States.
Named for Charles F. Easton of Bellingham, who did much to preserve the history of Mount Baker,
it is positioned on the south face of the mountain and flanked by
Squak and
Deming Glaciers.
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The glacier head is located near Sherman Crater at about and the terminus is at . The glacier has created two very clear lateral moraines, the left being Metcaife Moraine and the right Railroad Grade. Evidence of the glacier's movement can clearly be seen on the valley floor. Many of the andesite outcrops and boulders have been polished, and glacial striations are easily visible.
Between 1850 and 1950, Easton Glacier retreated . During a cooler and wetter period from 1950 to 1979, the glacier advanced but between 1980 and 2006 retreated back . Between 1990 and 2009 Easton Glacier retreated and lost an average of of thickness.]
See also
*List of glaciers in the United States
This is a list of glaciers existing in the United States, currently or in recent centuries. These glaciers are located in nine states, all in the Rocky Mountains or farther west. The southernmost named glacier among them is the Lilliput Glacier ...
References
External links
Easton Glacier Changes Through Time Photo Gallery
Glaciers of Mount Baker
Glaciers of Washington (state)
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