Foss Glacier | |
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Type | Mountain glacier |
Location | King County, Washington, U.S. |
Coordinates | 47°34′05″N 121°12′41″W / 47.56806°N 121.21139°W / 47.56806; -121.21139[1] |
Length | .35 mi (0.56 km) |
Terminus | Barren Rock |
Status | Retreating |
Foss Glacier is within the Alpine Lakes WildernessofSnoqualmie National Forest in the U.S. state of Washington and is on the northeast slope of Mount Hinman.[2] Foss Glacier retreated almost 500 m (1,600 ft) between 1950 and 2005.[3] Foss Glacier is separated from the nearly vanished Hinman Glacier to the west by a ridge.[2]
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