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Sholes Glacier

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42: 29: 49: 172:. The glacier lies on the north side of the ridge known as The Portals. Between 1850 and 1950, Sholes Glacier retreated 3,838 ft (1,170 m). During a cooler and wetter period from 1950 to 1979, the glacier advanced 187 ft (57 m) but between 1980 and 2006 retreated back 278 ft (85 m). 315: 428: 41: 453: 229: 484: 458: 448: 96: 308: 192: 438: 220: 443: 433: 479: 301: 225: 252: 407: 382: 372: 352: 347: 89: 357: 78: 215: 176: 28: 169: 387: 423: 342: 402: 367: 362: 161: 276: 473: 397: 82: 377: 328: 157: 165: 111: 98: 293: 324: 180: 297: 257:(Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps) 416: 335: 143: 135: 127: 88: 74: 66: 21: 309: 8: 316: 302: 294: 18: 230:United States Department of the Interior 449:Category:Glaciers of the North Cascades 204: 459:Glaciers of other Washington mountains 247: 245: 210: 208: 156:is located on the northeast slopes of 48: 193:List of glaciers in the United States 7: 175:Sholes Glacier is named in honor of 16:Glacier in Washington, United States 439:Category:Glaciers of the Goat Rocks 221:Geographic Names Information System 14: 454:Glaciers of the Olympic Mountains 179:, who served as president of the 47: 40: 27: 277:"North Cascade Glacier Retreat" 226:United States Geological Survey 485:Glaciers of Washington (state) 1: 501: 131:.65 mi (1.05 km) 79:Whatcom County, Washington 444:Glaciers of Mount Rainier 35: 26: 434:Glaciers of Glacier Peak 480:Glaciers of Mount Baker 429:Glaciers of Mount Adams 112:48.81278°N 121.77278°W 183:in the early 1900s. 117:48.81278; -121.77278 108: /  467: 466: 388:Roosevelt Glacier 279:. Nichols College 177:Charles H. Sholes 151: 150: 492: 424:List of glaciers 318: 311: 304: 295: 288: 287: 285: 284: 272: 266: 265: 263: 262: 249: 240: 239: 237: 236: 216:"Sholes Glacier" 212: 123: 122: 120: 119: 118: 113: 109: 106: 105: 104: 101: 70:Mountain glacier 51: 50: 44: 31: 19: 500: 499: 495: 494: 493: 491: 490: 489: 470: 469: 468: 463: 412: 408:Thunder Glacier 383:Rainbow Glacier 353:Coleman Glacier 348:Boulder Glacier 343:Bastile Glacier 331: 322: 292: 291: 282: 280: 274: 273: 269: 260: 258: 254:Mount Baker, WA 251: 250: 243: 234: 232: 214: 213: 206: 201: 189: 116: 114: 110: 107: 102: 99: 97: 95: 94: 62: 61: 60: 59: 58: 57: 56: 52: 17: 12: 11: 5: 498: 496: 488: 487: 482: 472: 471: 465: 464: 462: 461: 456: 451: 446: 441: 436: 431: 426: 420: 418: 414: 413: 411: 410: 405: 403:Talum Glaciers 400: 395: 393:Sholes Glacier 390: 385: 380: 375: 373:Mazama Glacier 370: 368:Hadley Glacier 365: 363:Easton Glacier 360: 358:Deming Glacier 355: 350: 345: 339: 337: 333: 332: 323: 321: 320: 313: 306: 298: 290: 289: 275:Pelto, Mauri. 267: 241: 203: 202: 200: 197: 196: 195: 188: 185: 162:North Cascades 154:Sholes Glacier 149: 148: 145: 141: 140: 137: 133: 132: 129: 125: 124: 92: 86: 85: 76: 72: 71: 68: 64: 63: 55:Sholes Glacier 54: 53: 46: 45: 39: 38: 37: 36: 33: 32: 24: 23: 22:Sholes Glacier 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 497: 486: 483: 481: 478: 477: 475: 460: 457: 455: 452: 450: 447: 445: 442: 440: 437: 435: 432: 430: 427: 425: 422: 421: 419: 415: 409: 406: 404: 401: 399: 398:Squak Glacier 396: 394: 391: 389: 386: 384: 381: 379: 376: 374: 371: 369: 366: 364: 361: 359: 356: 354: 351: 349: 346: 344: 341: 340: 338: 334: 330: 326: 319: 314: 312: 307: 305: 300: 299: 296: 278: 271: 268: 256: 255: 248: 246: 242: 231: 227: 223: 222: 217: 211: 209: 205: 198: 194: 191: 190: 186: 184: 182: 178: 173: 171: 167: 163: 159: 155: 146: 142: 139:Moraine/talus 138: 134: 130: 126: 121: 93: 91: 87: 84: 80: 77: 73: 69: 65: 43: 34: 30: 25: 20: 392: 378:Park Glacier 281:. Retrieved 270: 259:. Retrieved 253: 233:. Retrieved 219: 174: 153: 152: 329:Mount Baker 158:Mount Baker 115: / 103:121°46′22″W 90:Coordinates 474:Categories 283:2012-11-03 261:2012-11-03 235:2012-11-03 199:References 170:Washington 166:U.S. state 147:Retreating 100:48°48′46″N 417:See also 336:Glaciers 325:Glaciers 187:See also 136:Terminus 75:Location 181:Mazamas 164:of the 160:in the 144:Status 128:Length 67:Type 327:of 168:of 83:USA 476:: 244:^ 228:, 224:. 218:. 207:^ 81:, 317:e 310:t 303:v 286:. 264:. 238:.

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Map showing the location of Sholes Glacier
Whatcom County, Washington
USA
Coordinates
48°48′46″N 121°46′22″W / 48.81278°N 121.77278°W / 48.81278; -121.77278
Mount Baker
North Cascades
U.S. state
Washington
Charles H. Sholes
Mazamas
List of glaciers in the United States


"Sholes Glacier"
Geographic Names Information System
United States Geological Survey
United States Department of the Interior


Mount Baker, WA
"North Cascade Glacier Retreat"
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Glaciers
Mount Baker
Bastile Glacier
Boulder Glacier

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