Neve Glacier is in
North Cascades National Park
North Cascades National Park is a List of national parks of the United States, national park of the United States in Washington (state), Washington. At more than , it is the largest of the three National Park Service units that comprise the No ...
in the U.S. state of
Washington
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and is on the north slopes of
Snowfield Peak. Neve Glacier flows generally north and splits in two with two terminal tongues, one flowing to the northwest which is known as
Ladder Creek Glacier and the other descending a total of more than to the east. Ladder Creek Glacier descends from , while the east tongue also originates from the same altitude and descends to .
Between 1850 and 2006, Neve Glacier is estimated to have retreated more than .
See also
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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.
Apa ...
Gallery
File:Neve Glacier.jpg, Neve Glacier and Snowfield Peak (left) seen from Ruby Mountain
File:Neve glacier.jpg, Neve Glacier seen from Neve Peak
Notes
References
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Glaciers of the North Cascades
Glaciers of Skagit County, Washington
Glaciers of Washington (state)
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