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Ladder Creek Glacier
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Ladder Creek Glacier
Map showing the location of Ladder Creek Glacier
Map showing the location of Ladder Creek Glacier
Ladder Creek Glacier
Location in Washington (state)
Type Mountain glacier
Coordinates 48°38′46″N 121°08′28″W / 48.64611°N 121.14111°W / 48.64611; -121.14111
Length .85 mi (1.37 km)
Terminus Icefall
Status Retreating

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).

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