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May 1, 2013
Hidden Creek Glacier Thinning, North Cascades, Washington
Hidden Creek Glacier is northeast of Baker Lake on the west slope of Mount Hagan in the North Cascades of Washington. We began measuring the retreat of this glacier in 1985, with periodic visits since. Pelto and Hedlund (2001) examined the terminus response time of 38 North Cascade glaciers, where we could determine the terminus history for the 1890-1998 period. The glaciers exhibit three distinct patterns (Table 3): 1) Retreat …
Dean of Academic Affairs at Nichols College and Professor of Environmental Science at Nichols College in Massachusetts since 1989. Glaciologist directing the North Cascade Glacier Climate Project since 1984. This project monitors the mass balance and behavior of more glaciers than any other in North America.