Lyman Glacier is located on the north slopes of Mount Adams a

stratovolcano A stratovolcano, also known as a composite volcano, is a conical volcano built up by many layers (strata) of hardened lava and tephra. Unlike shield volcanoes, stratovolcanoes are characterized by a steep profile with a summit crater and per ...

in Gifford Pinchot National Forest in the U.S. state of

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. The glacier is also within the Yakama Indian Reservation and descends from near the summit of Mount Adams at approximately to a terminus near . Below the glacier splits into three distinct lobes. Lyman Glacier has been in a general state of retreat for over 100 years and lost 34 percent of its surface area between 1904 and 2006. Lyman Glacier was named after

William Denison Lyman William Denison Lyman (born December 1, 1852, died June 21, 1920) was an author, professor, and historian. Biography Lyman studied at Tualatin Academy and Pacific University, graduating from the Pacific scientific course in 1873. He received a d ...

Claude Ewing Rusk Claude Ewing Rusk (November 20, 1871 – February 3, 1931), also known as C. E. Rusk, was an American mountaineer, lawyer, and author from Washington who pioneered routes up Mount Adams, Mount Baker, and Glacier Peak. He also ascended many other ...

because Lyman was one of the first to describe some of Mount Adams' features and history.

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