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Mazama Glacier (Mount Baker)

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33: 40: 163:. Between 1850 and 1950, Mazama Glacier retreated 7,700 ft (2,300 m). During a cooler and wetter period from 1950 to 1979, the glacier advanced 1,476 ft (450 m) but between 1980 and 2006 retreated back 1,509 ft (460 m). Situated on the north slopes of Mount Baker, Mazama Glacier is bordered by the 245: 339: 452: 87: 32: 477: 225: 508: 482: 472: 332: 305: 191: 462: 216: 467: 457: 503: 325: 269: 221: 431: 406: 376: 371: 168: 80: 381: 69: 211: 160: 411: 301: 447: 179: 366: 426: 416: 391: 386: 152: 273: 497: 421: 73: 401: 164: 295: 352: 148: 156: 102: 89: 317: 348: 175: 321: 250:(Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps) 440: 359: 134: 126: 118: 79: 65: 57: 21: 333: 8: 340: 326: 318: 18: 178:, a mountaineering organization based in 300:. Van Winkle Publishing Co. p. 30. 226:United States Department of the Interior 473:Category:Glaciers of the North Cascades 203: 483:Glaciers of other Washington mountains 39: 192:List of glaciers in the United States 7: 16:Glacier in Washington, United States 463:Category:Glaciers of the Goat Rocks 217:Geographic Names Information System 14: 478:Glaciers of the Olympic Mountains 272:. Nichols College. Archived from 174:Mazama Glacier was named for the 38: 31: 270:"North Cascade Glacier Retreat" 222:United States Geological Survey 509:Glaciers of Washington (state) 1: 525: 70:Whatcom County, Washington 468:Glaciers of Mount Rainier 294:Majors, Harry M. (1975). 122:1.5 mi (2.4 km) 26: 458:Glaciers of Glacier Peak 504:Glaciers of Mount Baker 453:Glaciers of Mount Adams 103:48.80361°N 121.80111°W 297:Exploring Washington 108:48.80361; -121.80111 99: /  491: 490: 412:Roosevelt Glacier 307:978-0-918664-00-6 167:to the south and 142: 141: 516: 448:List of glaciers 342: 335: 328: 319: 312: 311: 291: 285: 284: 282: 281: 265: 259: 258: 256: 255: 242: 236: 235: 233: 232: 212:"Mazama Glacier" 208: 180:Portland, Oregon 114: 113: 111: 110: 109: 104: 100: 97: 96: 95: 92: 61:Mountain glacier 42: 41: 35: 19: 524: 523: 519: 518: 517: 515: 514: 513: 494: 493: 492: 487: 436: 432:Thunder Glacier 407:Rainbow Glacier 377:Coleman Glacier 372:Boulder Glacier 367:Bastile Glacier 355: 346: 316: 315: 308: 293: 292: 288: 279: 277: 267: 266: 262: 253: 251: 247:Mount Baker, WA 244: 243: 239: 230: 228: 210: 209: 205: 200: 188: 169:Rainbow Glacier 107: 105: 101: 98: 93: 90: 88: 86: 85: 53: 52: 51: 50: 49: 48: 47: 43: 17: 12: 11: 5: 522: 520: 512: 511: 506: 496: 495: 489: 488: 486: 485: 480: 475: 470: 465: 460: 455: 450: 444: 442: 438: 437: 435: 434: 429: 427:Talum Glaciers 424: 419: 417:Sholes Glacier 414: 409: 404: 399: 397:Mazama Glacier 394: 392:Hadley Glacier 389: 387:Easton Glacier 384: 382:Deming Glacier 379: 374: 369: 363: 361: 357: 356: 347: 345: 344: 337: 330: 322: 314: 313: 306: 286: 268:Pelto, Mauri. 260: 237: 202: 201: 199: 196: 195: 194: 187: 184: 153:North Cascades 147:is located on 145:Mazama Glacier 140: 139: 136: 132: 131: 128: 124: 123: 120: 116: 115: 83: 77: 76: 67: 63: 62: 59: 55: 54: 46:Mazama Glacier 45: 44: 37: 36: 30: 29: 28: 27: 24: 23: 22:Mazama Glacier 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 521: 510: 507: 505: 502: 501: 499: 484: 481: 479: 476: 474: 471: 469: 466: 464: 461: 459: 456: 454: 451: 449: 446: 445: 443: 439: 433: 430: 428: 425: 423: 422:Squak Glacier 420: 418: 415: 413: 410: 408: 405: 403: 400: 398: 395: 393: 390: 388: 385: 383: 380: 378: 375: 373: 370: 368: 365: 364: 362: 358: 354: 350: 343: 338: 336: 331: 329: 324: 323: 320: 309: 303: 299: 298: 290: 287: 276:on 2012-10-22 275: 271: 264: 261: 249: 248: 241: 238: 227: 223: 219: 218: 213: 207: 204: 197: 193: 190: 189: 185: 183: 181: 177: 172: 171:to the east. 170: 166: 162: 158: 154: 150: 146: 137: 133: 130:Moraine/talus 129: 125: 121: 117: 112: 84: 82: 78: 75: 71: 68: 64: 60: 56: 34: 25: 20: 402:Park Glacier 396: 296: 289: 278:. Retrieved 274:the original 263: 252:. Retrieved 246: 240: 229:. Retrieved 215: 206: 173: 165:Park Glacier 144: 143: 353:Mount Baker 149:Mount Baker 106: / 94:121°48′04″W 81:Coordinates 498:Categories 280:2012-10-20 254:2012-10-20 231:2012-10-20 198:References 161:Washington 157:U.S. state 138:Retreating 91:48°48′13″N 441:See also 360:Glaciers 349:Glaciers 186:See also 127:Terminus 66:Location 176:Mazamas 155:of the 151:in the 304:  135:Status 119:Length 302:ISBN 58:Type 351:of 159:of 74:USA 500:: 224:, 220:. 214:. 182:. 72:, 341:e 334:t 327:v 310:. 283:. 257:. 234:.

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Map showing the location of Mazama Glacier
Whatcom County, Washington
USA
Coordinates
48°48′13″N 121°48′04″W / 48.80361°N 121.80111°W / 48.80361; -121.80111
Mount Baker
North Cascades
U.S. state
Washington
Park Glacier
Rainbow Glacier
Mazamas
Portland, Oregon
List of glaciers in the United States
"Mazama Glacier"
Geographic Names Information System
United States Geological Survey
United States Department of the Interior
Mount Baker, WA
"North Cascade Glacier Retreat"
the original
Exploring Washington
ISBN
978-0-918664-00-6
v
t
e
Glaciers
Mount Baker
Bastile Glacier

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