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Pyramid Glacier

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Type
  
Mountain glacier

Area
  
52 ha

Location
  
Mount Rainier, Pierce County, Washington, USA

Similar
  
Liberty Cap Glacier, Mount Rainier, Whitman Glacier, Russell Glacier, South Tahoma Glacier

The Pyramid Glacier is actually a scattering of glaciers and snowfields located on the south-southwestern flank of Mount Rainier in Washington. It covers 0.2 square miles (0.5 km2) and contains 400 million ft3 (11 million m3) of ice. The glaciers lie at an elevation ranging from about 7,000 feet (2,100 m) to 9,000 ft (2,700 m). The Success Divide separates this glacier from the South Tahoma Glacier to the west. Both the Success Glacier and lower end of the Kautz Glacier border this glacier on the eastern side. Meltwater from the glacier drains into the Nisqually River.

Map of Pyramid Glacier, Washington 98304, USA

References

Pyramid Glacier Wikipedia