Mount Adams Wilderness glacial system

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The Mount Adams Wilderness glacial system is the interconnected network of glaciers and perennial snowfields on Washington’s Mount Adams that shapes its high-altitude landscape and hydrology.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cryospheric feature
glacial system
climateZone maritime-influenced mountain climate
contributesTo late-summer streamflow in surrounding watersheds
elevationRange approximately 1,800 to over 3,700 meters above sea level
feeds Cispus River headwaters
Klickitat River headwaters
Lewis River headwaters
White Salmon River headwaters
linked to: White Salmon River
hasPart Adams Glacier
Avalanche Glacier (Mount Adams)
linked to: Avalanche Glacier

Gotchen Glacier
Klickitat Glacier
Lyman Glacier (Mount Adams)
linked to: Lyman Glacier

Mazama Glacier
Pinnacle Glacier
Rusk Glacier
White Salmon Glacier
Wilson Glacier (Mount Adams)
perennial snowfields on Mount Adams
hasPrimaryComposition glacial ice
hasSecondaryComposition firn and perennial snow
influences high-altitude landscape of Mount Adams
hydrology of Mount Adams Wilderness
isAffectedBy regional climate change in the Pacific Northwest
isManagedWithin Gifford Pinchot National Forest
isNorthOf Mount Hood glacial system
isProtectedBy Mount Adams Wilderness designation
isSouthOf Goat Rocks Wilderness high-snowfield areas
isSubjectOf glaciological studies of Mount Adams
locatedIn Mount Adams
Mount Adams Wilderness
Skamania County, Washington
United States
Washington (state)
linked to: Washington

Yakima County, Washington
occupiesFlanksOf stratovolcano Mount Adams
partOf Cascade Range
Pacific Northwest cryosphere
shapes cirques on Mount Adams
glacial valleys on Mount Adams
moraines on Mount Adams
outwash plains on Mount Adams

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Rusk Glacier partOf Mount Adams Wilderness glacial system
Swamp Creek Glacier partOf Mount Adams glacier network
linked to: Mount Adams Wilderness glacial system