Late Wisconsin Mountain Glaciation in the Western United States
Porter SC, Pierce KL, Hamilton TD. 1983. Late Wisconsin Mountain Glaciation in the Western United States. Pages 71-111. In Porter SC. Late-Quaternary Environments. London. Late-Quaternary Environments of the United States Vol. I: The Late Pleistocene
Late Wisconsin mountain glaciation in the United states was confined almost entirely to high alpine ranges in the western half of the country and Alaska. Two major mountain arcs, the near-coastal Pacific Mountain system and the interior Rocky Mountain system, constitute the North American cordillera, which extends from Alaska to Mexico. ... This chapter focuses on selected mountain ranges within the western United States ... where field studies during the past 15 years have produced new evidence, revised interpretations, and fresh insights into the environmental conditions of the last glacial age.
- Type
- Book Chapter
- Authors
- Porter, Stephen; Pierce, Kenneth; Hamilton, Thomas
- Units
- OLYM
- Keywords
- Geology, Glaciation, Glaciers, Pleistocene