Ladd Glacier | |
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Type | Mountain glacier |
Location | Hood River County, Oregon, United States |
Coordinates | 45°23′32″N 121°42′22″W / 45.39222°N 121.70611°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]