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Ruspen glacier
Ruspen is a newly discovered glacier by OGI on the north side of South Sister below its summit. This glacier has existed for many centuries yet was never added to U.S.G.S. maps. It is above the three Skinner glaciers and has extensive debris cover on its terminus. It is still an active glacier and due to its setting may be the most robust glacier to climate warming on South Sister.
Information
Latitude: 44.110
Longitude: -121.776
Aspect: 5
Head (m asl) 1950s: ?
Terminus (m asl) 1950s: ?
Area (km^2) 1950s: ?
Head (m asl) 2020s: 2740
Terminus (m asl) 2020s: 2510
Area (km^2) 2020s: 0.158
Status: active
Last observation: 2020
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