Gotchen Glacier

{{Short description|Glacier in Washington, United States}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox glacier

| name = Gotchen Glacier

| photo =

| photo_caption =

| type = Mountain glacier

| location = Mount Adams, Yakima County, Washington, USA

| map = USA Washington#USA

| label_position = right

| map_size = 225

| coordinates = {{coord|46|09|49|N|121|28|24|W|region:US-WA|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_ref = {{cite gnis|id=1520169|name=Gotchen Glacier|accessdate=2012-11-04}}

| area = {{convert|0.17|sqkm|abbr=on}} in 2006

| length = {{convert|.20|mi|abbr=on}}

| thickness =

| terminus = Talus

| status = Retreating

}}

Gotchen Glacier is located on the south slopes of Mount Adams, a stratovolcano in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest in the U.S. state of Washington.{{Cite map|publisher=TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps)|title=Mount Adams East, WA|url=http://www.topoquest.com/map.php?lat=46.16373&lon=-121.47342&datum=nad83&zoom=4|accessdate=2012-11-04}} The glacier descends from approximately {{convert|8200|ft|abbr=on}} to a terminus near {{convert|7400|ft|abbr=on}} below, where an old terminal moraine and proglacial lake exist. Gotchen Glacier has been in a general state of retreat for over 100 years and lost 78 percent of its surface area between 1904 and 2006.{{cite journal|last=Sitts|first=Danielle |author2=Andrew G. Fountain |author3=Matthew J. Hoffman|title=Twentieth Century Glacier Change on Mount Adams, Washington, USA|journal=Northwest Science|year=2010|volume=84|issue=4|pages=378–385|doi=10.3955/046.084.0407|url=http://glaciers.pdx.edu/fountain/MyPapers/SittsEtAl2010_GlaciersMt.Adams.pdf|accessdate=2012-11-04|publisher=Northwest Scientific Association|format=pdf}}