North Mowich Glacier
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 The North Mowich Glacier on the northwest slope of Mount Rainier |
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| location | Pierce County , Washington , USA | |
| Mountains | Cascade chain | |
| Type | Kar glacier | |
| surface | 6.2 km² (1983) | |
| Altitude range | 2926 m - 1768 m | |
| Ice volume | 0.269 km³ | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 52 '55 " N , 121 ° 48' 31" W | |
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| drainage | North Mowich River | |
The North Mowich Glacier is a glacier on the northwest flank of Mount Rainier in the state of Washington . In 1983 it covered about 6.2 km² and contained about 269 million m³ of ice. It begins at the foot of the steep Mowich Wall on Mount Rainier at about 9,600 ft (2,926 m) and initially consists of two lobes of ice that flow down the slope to the northwest. The southern arm is connected to the neighboring Edmunds Glacier . When the two sections join, they form a large, relatively flat plateau of ice, ranging from 7,800 ft (2,377 m) to 8,300 ft (2,530 m) in height. This plateau forms an undisturbed ice surface with the exception of the Needle Rock , which rises out of the ice. Later, the southern part ends at 6,400 ft (1,951 m), while the northern, rocky stream flows down a glacial valley and ends at around 5,800 ft (1,768 m) altitude. The North Mowich Glacier feeds the North Mowich River .
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c DESCRIPTION: Mount Rainier Glaciers and Glaciations - Mount Rainier Glacier Hazards and Glacial Outburst Floods . USGS. Retrieved November 19, 2007.
- ↑ a b Needle Rock, USGS Mowich Lake (WA) Topo Map . In: USGS Quad maps . TopoQuest.com. Retrieved May 17, 2008.