Coe Glacier

Glacier in Oregon, U.S.
45°23′00″N 121°41′40″W / 45.38333°N 121.69444°W / 45.38333; -121.69444[1]Area296 acres (120 ha) (2004 estimate)TerminusMoraines/TalusStatusRetreating

Coe Glacier is in the U.S. state of Oregon. The glacier is situated in the Cascade Range on the north slope of Mount Hood, at an elevation between 10,500 and 6,400 ft (3,200 and 2,000 m).[2]

Between 1907 and 2004, Coe Glacier lost 15% of its surface area. The glacier terminus retreated 390 metres (1,280 ft) over the same time period.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Coe Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
  2. ^ Mount Hood North, OR (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved 2012-08-05.
  3. ^ Jackson, Keith; Andrew Fountain (2007). "Spatial and morphological change on Eliot Glacier, Mount Hood, Oregon, USA" (PDF). Annals of Glaciology. 46: 222–226. doi:10.3189/172756407782871152. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2013-10-19. Retrieved 2012-08-11.
  • v
  • t
  • e
  • Coe Glacier
  • Coalman Glacier
  • Eliot Glacier
  • Glisan Glacier
  • Ladd Glacier
  • Langille Glacier
  • Newton Clark Glacier
  • Palmer Glacier
  • Reid Glacier
  • Sandy Glacier
  • White River Glacier
  • Zigzag Glacier


Stub icon

This article about a glacier in the United States is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e
Stub icon

This Hood River County, Oregon state location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e