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^[1]

Length.85 mi (1.37 km)

Ladder Creek Glacier
Ladder Creek Glacier
Ladder Creek Glacier
Type	Mountain glacier
Location	Whatcom County, Washington, U.S.
Coordinates	48°38′46″N 121°08′28″W / 48.64611°N 121.14111°W / 48.64611; -121.14111[1]
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.^[2] Ladder Creek Glacier added 105 m (344 ft) between 1950 and 1979, but lost 190 m (620 ft) from 1979 to 2006.^[3] Ladder Creek Glacier descends from 7,800 to 6,000 ft (2,400 to 1,800 m).