Ladder Creek Glacier

Ladder Creek Glacier
Ladder Creek Glacier
Ladder Creek Glacier
TypeMountain glacier
LocationWhatcom County, Washington, U.S.
Coordinates48°38′46″N 121°08′28″W / 48.64611°N 121.14111°W / 48.64611; -121.14111
Length.85 mi (1.37 km)
TerminusIcefall
StatusRetreating

Ladder Creek Glacier is in North Cascades National Park in the U.S. state of Washington and is a northwest tongue of the larger Neve Glacier. Ladder Creek Glacier added 105 m (344 ft) between 1950 and 1979, but lost 190 m (620 ft) from 1979 to 2006. Ladder Creek Glacier descends from 7,800 to 6,000 ft (2,400 to 1,800 m).