Foss Glacier is within the
Alpine Lakes Wilderness
The Alpine Lakes Wilderness is a large National Wilderness Preservation System, wilderness area spanning the Central Cascades of Washington (state), Washington state in the United States. The wilderness is located in parts of Wenatchee National ...
of
Snoqualmie National Forest in the U.S. state of
Washington and is on the northeast slope of
Mount Hinman.
Foss Glacier retreated almost between 1950 and 2005.
Foss Glacier is separated from the nearly vanished
Hinman Glacier to the west by a ridge.
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See also
*List of glaciers in the United States
Glaciers are located in ten states, with the vast majority in Alaska. The southernmost named glacier is the Lilliput Glacier in Tulare County, California, Tulare County, east of the Central Valley (California), Central Valley of California.
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References
Glaciers of the North Cascades
Glaciers of King County, Washington
Glaciers of Washington (state)
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