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June 22, 2017
Bonnet Glacier, Alberta Retreat & New Lake Formation
Bonnet Glacier, Alberta compared in Landsat images from 1987 and 2016. The red arrows mark the 1987 terminus, yellow arrows are the 2016 terminus location and the orange arrow notes a separate glacier that has disappeared. Bonnet Glacier is at the headwaters of Douglas Creek that feeds into the Red Deer River. The glacier drains north from Bonnet Peak in the Sawback Range 30 km east of the crest of …