Klickitat Glacier
Glacier in Washington, United States
46°11′21″N 121°27′58″W / 46.18917°N 121.46611°W / 46.18917; -121.46611[1]Klickitat Glacier is located on the east slopes of Mount Adams a stratovolcano in the U.S. state of Washington. Though within the Mount Adams Wilderness, the glacier is situated within the boundaries of the Yakama Indian Reservation.[3] The glacier descends from approximately 12,000 ft (3,700 m) to a terminus near 7,200 ft (2,200 m) below which an old lateral moraine once was the northern margin of the glacier.[3] Klickitat Glacier has been in a general state of retreat for over 100 years and lost 46 percent of its surface area between 1904 and 2006.[2]
Climate
Piker's Peak is on the upper boundary of Klickitat Glacier.
Climate data for Piker's Peak 46.1950 N, 121.4872 W, Elevation: 11,188 ft (3,410 m) (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 19.9 (−6.7) | 19.2 (−7.1) | 20.4 (−6.4) | 24.2 (−4.3) | 33.1 (0.6) | 40.2 (4.6) | 50.9 (10.5) | 51.2 (10.7) | 45.9 (7.7) | 35.4 (1.9) | 23.4 (−4.8) | 18.8 (−7.3) | 31.9 (−0.1) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 13.9 (−10.1) | 11.9 (−11.2) | 12.0 (−11.1) | 14.7 (−9.6) | 22.4 (−5.3) | 28.8 (−1.8) | 37.9 (3.3) | 38.3 (3.5) | 33.7 (0.9) | 25.5 (−3.6) | 17.0 (−8.3) | 13.1 (−10.5) | 22.4 (−5.3) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 7.9 (−13.4) | 4.6 (−15.2) | 3.7 (−15.7) | 5.2 (−14.9) | 11.8 (−11.2) | 17.4 (−8.1) | 24.9 (−3.9) | 25.3 (−3.7) | 21.5 (−5.8) | 15.5 (−9.2) | 10.7 (−11.8) | 7.3 (−13.7) | 13.0 (−10.5) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 13.22 (336) | 10.04 (255) | 10.27 (261) | 6.95 (177) | 4.59 (117) | 3.20 (81) | 0.89 (23) | 1.26 (32) | 2.96 (75) | 7.46 (189) | 12.98 (330) | 14.23 (361) | 88.05 (2,237) |
Source: PRISM Climate Group[4] |
See also
References
- ^ "Klickitat Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
- ^ a b Sitts, Danielle; Andrew G. Fountain; Matthew J. Hoffman (2010). "Twentieth Century Glacier Change on Mount Adams, Washington, USA" (pdf). Northwest Science. 84 (4). Northwest Scientific Association: 378–385. doi:10.3955/046.084.0407. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
- ^ a b Mount Adams East, WA (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved 2012-11-04.
- ^ "PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University". PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
To find the table data on the PRISM website, start by clicking Coordinates (under Location); copy Latitude and Longitude figures from top of table; click Zoom to location; click Precipitation, Minimum temp, Mean temp, Maximum temp; click 30-year normals, 1991-2020; click 800m; click Interpolate grid cell values; click Retrieve Time Series button.
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Glaciers of Mount Adams
- Adams Glacier
- Avalanche Glacier
- Crescent Glacier
- Gotchen Glacier
- Klickitat Glacier
- Lava Glacier
- Lyman Glacier
- Mazama Glacier
- Pinnacle Glacier
- Rusk Glacier
- Wilson Glacier
- White Salmon Glacier
- See also: Glaciers of Mount Baker
- Glaciers of Glacier Peak
- Glaciers of the Olympic Mountains
- Glaciers of Mount Rainier
- Category:Glaciers of the Goat Rocks
- Glaciers of other Washington mountains