Ohanapecosh Glacier
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The Ohanapecosh Glacier is small glacier located on Mount Rainier
's southeastern flanks in Washington. It covers 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²) and contains 1.3 billion ft3 (37 million m3) of ice. The glacier consists of several lobes of ice interconnected by thin snowfields. Most of the glacier lies at an elevation of 8300 feet (2,529.8 m) to 7400 feet (2,255.5 m), near the Whitman
and the Fryingpan Glacier
. Since this ice lobe ends on a cliff, it contributes ice to the lower portions of the Ohanapecosh Glacier. The lower sections of this glacier end on cliffs and a small valley at about 6100 ft (1,859.3 m) in elevation. Meltwater from the glacier drains into the Ohanapecosh River
and the Muddy Fork Cowlitz River, which merge downstream about four miles (6 km) outside of Mount Rainier National Park
into the Cowlitz River
.
Mount Rainier
Mount Rainier is a massive stratovolcano located southeast of Seattle in the state of Washington, United States. It is the most topographically prominent mountain in the contiguous United States and the Cascade Volcanic Arc, with a summit elevation of . Mt. Rainier is considered one of the most...
's southeastern flanks in Washington. It covers 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²) and contains 1.3 billion ft3 (37 million m3) of ice. The glacier consists of several lobes of ice interconnected by thin snowfields. Most of the glacier lies at an elevation of 8300 feet (2,529.8 m) to 7400 feet (2,255.5 m), near the Whitman
Whitman Glacier
The Whitman Glacier is a medium-sized glacier on the eastern flank of Little Tahoma Peak, a sub-peak of Mount Rainier in Washington. Named for the missionary Marcus Whitman, it covers and contains 4.4 billion ft3 of ice. Starting from near the rocky spire of Little Tahoma at , the glacier flows...
and the Fryingpan Glacier
Fryingpan Glacier
The Fryingpan Glacier is a medium-sized glacier on the eastern face of the Little Tahoma Peak just to the east of Mount Rainier in Washington. It covers an area of 1.3 mi2 and contains 2.9 billion ft3 of ice...
. Since this ice lobe ends on a cliff, it contributes ice to the lower portions of the Ohanapecosh Glacier. The lower sections of this glacier end on cliffs and a small valley at about 6100 ft (1,859.3 m) in elevation. Meltwater from the glacier drains into the Ohanapecosh River
Ohanapecosh River
The Ohanapecosh River is a river in the U.S. state of Washington.It is the main headwater tributary of the Cowlitz River, which begins at the confluence of the Ohanapecosh River and the Clear Fork Cowlitz River. The Ohanapecosh originates near Ohanapecosh Glacier on the southeast side of Mount...
and the Muddy Fork Cowlitz River, which merge downstream about four miles (6 km) outside of Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park is a United States National Park located in southeast Pierce County and northeast Lewis County in Washington state. It was one of the US's earliest National Parks, having been established on March 2, 1899 as the fifth national park in the United States. The park contains...
into the Cowlitz River
Cowlitz River
The Cowlitz River is a river in the state of Washington in the United States, a tributary of the Columbia River. Its tributaries drain a large region including the slopes of Mount Rainier, Mount Adams, and Mount St. Helens....
.