Van Trump Glacier
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The Van Trump Glacier is actually a scattering of glacier
s and snowfields located on the southern flank of Mount Rainier
in Washington. Named after P. B. Van Trump
, who was part of an early ascent of Mount Rainier, the glacier covers 0.2 square mile (0.517997622 km²) and contains 500 million ft3 (14 million m3) of ice. The glacier is located between the Wilson Glacier
to the east and the Kautz Glacier
to the west. The elevation of the scattering ranges from 7000 feet (2,133.6 m) at the lower end to 9800 ft (2,987 m) on the upper reaches of the glacier. Meltwater from the glacier drains into the Nisqually River
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Glacier
A glacier is a large persistent body of ice that forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. At least 0.1 km² in area and 50 m thick, but often much larger, a glacier slowly deforms and flows due to stresses induced by its weight...
s and snowfields located on the southern flank of Mount Rainier
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...
in Washington. Named after P. B. Van Trump
P. B. Van Trump
Philemon Beecher Van Trump , also known as P. B. Van Trump, was an American pioneering mountaineer and writer who lived in the state of Washington. He is best known for the first ascent of Mount Rainier in 1870....
, who was part of an early ascent of Mount Rainier, the glacier covers 0.2 square mile (0.517997622 km²) and contains 500 million ft3 (14 million m3) of ice. The glacier is located between the Wilson Glacier
Wilson Glacier (Mount Rainier)
The Wilson Glacier is a medium-sized tributary glacier located on the southeast flank of Mount Rainier in Washington. Named after A.D. Wilson, who was part of an early ascent of Mount Rainier, the body of ice has an area of and has a volume of 1.9 billion feet3 . The glacier is directly feeds ice...
to the east and the Kautz Glacier
Kautz Glacier
The Kautz Glacier is a narrow glacier on the southern flank of Mount Rainier in Washington. Named for August Kautz, who is sometimes credited for the first ascent of Mount Rainier, covers and contains 7.8 billion ft3 of ice. Upper Kautz Glacier extends south from the summit ice cap to Kautz Ice...
to the west. The elevation of the scattering ranges from 7000 feet (2,133.6 m) at the lower end to 9800 ft (2,987 m) on the upper reaches of the glacier. Meltwater from the glacier drains into the Nisqually River
Nisqually River
The Nisqually River is a river in west central Washington in the United States, approximately long. It drains part of the Cascade Range southwest of Tacoma, including the southern slope of Mount Rainier, and empties into the southern end of Puget Sound....
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