Nature
Eliot Glacier lies on the northeastern slopes of Mount Hood in Oregon and in 2004 covered about 395 acres, making it one of the mountain’s notable upper ice fields. Since 1901, researchers found that it had retreated 680 meters, yet this loss was less than that of all but one other glacier on Mount Hood. Its relatively slower retreat has been associated with several factors: its northeast-facing position, an accumulation zone high and close to the summit, and insulation provided by abundant talus debris.
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