Pinnacle Glacier (Lewis County, Washington)

Pinnacle Glacier
Map showing the location of Pinnacle Glacier
Pinnacle Glacier

Lewis County, Washington, U.S.

Type Cirque glacier
Coordinates 46°45′27″N 121°43′50″W / 46.75750°N 121.73056°W / 46.75750; -121.73056Coordinates: 46°45′27″N 121°43′50″W / 46.75750°N 121.73056°W / 46.75750; -121.73056[1]
Length 300 ft (91 m)
Terminus Proglacial lake
Status Retreating

Pinnacle Glacier is in Mount Rainier National Park in the U.S. state of Washington, on the northeast slopes of Pinnacle Peak.[2] Pinnacle Glacier is 6 mi (9.7 km) south of Mount Rainier and is a small remnant glacier that has developed a proglacial lake as it has retreated.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Pinnacle Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
  2. ↑ Mount Rainier East, WA (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved May 12, 2013.
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