Edmunds Glacier
46°52′04″N 121°48′46″W / 46.86778°N 121.81278°W / 46.86778; -121.81278[1]Length 1.20 mi (1.93 km) Terminus Icefall Status Retreating Mount Rainier See also
Edmunds Glacier is located on Mount Rainier in the U.S. state of Washington.[2] Named in 1883 for Vermont senator George F. Edmunds,[3] the glacier lies on the western flank of the volcano below the steep, rocky Mowich Face and Sunset Face. Starting from an elevation of about 9,900 ft (3,000 m), the glacier flows northwest down to 7,000 ft (2,100 m) and ends northeast of the Jeanette Heights region of Mount Rainier. Meltwater from the Edmunds Glacier feeds the Mowich River which eventually merges with the Puyallup River.
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References
- ^ "Edmunds Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-12-15.
- ^ Mount Rainier West, WA (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved 2012-12-15.
- ^ Majors, Harry M. (1975). Exploring Washington. Van Winkle Publishing Co. p. 125. ISBN 978-0-918664-00-6.
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Glaciers of Mount Rainier
- Carbon Glacier
- Cowlitz Glacier
- Edmunds Glacier
- Emmons Glacier
- Flett Glacier
- Fryingpan Glacier
- Ingraham Glacier
- Inter Glacier
- Kautz Glacier
- Liberty Cap Glacier
- Nisqually Glacier
- North Mowich Glacier
- Ohanapecosh Glacier
- Paradise Glacier
- Puyallup Glacier
- Pyramid Glacier
- Russell Glacier
- South Mowich Glacier
- South Tahoma Glacier
- Success Glacier
- Tahoma Glacier
- Van Trump Glacier
- Whitman Glacier
- Wilson Glacier
- Williwakas Glacier
- Winthrop Glacier
- Glaciers of Mount Adams
- Glaciers of Mount Baker
- Glaciers of Glacier Peak
- Glaciers of the Olympic Mountains
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