Lillian Glacier

Lillian Glacier
Lillian Glacier McCartney Peak, Olympic National Park, Jefferson County, Washington, USA
Type	Mountain glacier
Coordinates	47°51′09″N 123°22′38″W / 47.85250°N 123.37722°W / 47.85250; -123.37722Coordinates: 47°51′09″N 123°22′38″W / 47.85250°N 123.37722°W / 47.85250; -123.37722^[1]
Length	.04 mi (0.064 km)
Terminus	Talus
Status	Retreating/extinct

Lillian Glacier was located in the Olympic Mountains in Olympic National Park in the U.S. state of Washington. The remnants of the glacier are in a cirque below McCartney Peak.^[2] Between 1905 and 2010, Lillian Glacier apparently melted away.^[3]

References

↑ "Lillian Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
↑ McCartney Peak, WA (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved 2012-10-07.
↑ "Glaciers and Climate Change". National Park Service. Retrieved 2012-10-06.

Glaciers of the Olympic Mountains

Mount Olympus	Blue Glacier Hoh Glacier Hubert Glacier Humes Glacier Ice River Glacier Jeffers Glacier White Glacier

Mount Anderson	Anderson Glacier Eel Glacier Hanging Glacier

Other mountains	Cameron Glaciers Carrie Glacier Fairchild Glacier Lillian Glacier Queets Glacier

See also	Glaciers of Mount Adams Glaciers of Mount Baker Glaciers of Mount Rainier Glaciers of Mount St. Helens Glaciers of other Washington mountains

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