Ladd Glacier

Ladd Glacier
A portion of Ladd Glacier is visible below Barrett Spur, 7,863 feet (2,397 m). Barrett Spur separates Ladd Glacier from its eastern neighbor, Coe Glacier.
Ladd Glacier Location in Oregon
Type	Mountain glacier
Location	Hood River County, Oregon, United States
Coordinates	45°23′32″N 121°42′22″W[1]
Area	165 acres (67 ha) (2004 estimate)
Length	.75 mi (1.21 km)
Terminus	Talus
Status	Retreating

Ladd Glacier is an alpine glacier on the north slope of Mount Hood in the U.S. state of Oregon.[2] It lies at an average elevation of 7,500 feet (2,300 m). The glacier lies entirely within Mount Hood Wilderness.

Between 1907 and 2004, Ladd Glacier lost 37% of its surface area and the glacier terminus retreated 1,190 metres (3,900 ft) over the same time period.[3]

See also

• List of glaciers in the United States

References

1. "Ladd Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
2. Mount Hood North, OR (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved August 11, 2012.
3. Jackson, Keith; Andrew Fountain (2007). "Spatial and morphological change on Eliot Glacier, Mount Hood, Oregon, USA" (PDF). Annals of Glaciology. 46: 222–226. doi:10.3189/172756407782871152. S2CID 202915291. Retrieved August 11, 2012.