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Crook Glacier

Coordinates: 44°04′48″N 121°41′59″W / 44.08000°N 121.69972°W / 44.08000; -121.69972
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Crook Glacier
Crook Glacier near summit of Broken Top
Map showing the location of Crook Glacier
Map showing the location of Crook Glacier
Crook Glacier
Location in Oregon
TypeMountain glacier
LocationCascade Range, Deschutes County, Oregon, U.S.
Coordinates44°04′48″N 121°41′59″W / 44.08000°N 121.69972°W / 44.08000; -121.69972[1]
TerminusBarren rock
StatusRetreating

Crook Glacier is located in the U.S. state of Oregon. The glacier is situated in the Cascade Range at an elevation between 8,700 and 8,000 feet (2,700 and 2,400 m), nestled within a cirque to the immediate south of Broken Top, an extinct stratovolcano.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Crook Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 29, 2012.
  2. ^ Broken Top, OR (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved July 13, 2012.

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