Whitney Glacier
The Whitney Glacier is a glacier situated on Mount Shasta, in the U.S. state of California. The Whitney Glacier is the longest glacier and the only valley glacier in California.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Shasta and Shastina.
Mount Shasta
Volcano
Photo: Eoghan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mount Shasta is a potentially active stratovolcano at the southern end of the Cascade Range in Siskiyou County, California. At an elevation of 14,179 ft, it is the second-highest peak in the Cascades and the fifth-highest in the state.
Shastina
Volcano
Photo: KyleAndMelissa22, Public domain.
Shastina is a satellite cone of Mount Shasta. It is the second youngest of four overlapping volcanic cones which together form the most voluminous stratovolcano in the Cascade Range.
Konwakiton Glacier
Glacier
The Konwakiton Glacier is a glacier situated on the southern flank of Mount Shasta, in the U.S. state of California. It occupies the head of a large cirque on the south side of Shasta's Misery Hill cone, just northeast of the prominent outcrop of Thumb Rock at about 11,500 ft.
Whitney Glacier
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 11,457 feet
- Description: glacier in California, United States
- Category: landform
- Location: Siskiyou County, Shasta Cascades, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.41531° or 41° 24′ 55″ northLongitude
-122.20957° or 122° 12′ 35″ westElevation
11,457 feet (3,492 metres)Open location code
84HVCQ8R+45OpenStreetMap ID
way 86591049OpenStreetMap feature
natural=glacier
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bavarian to German—“Whitney Glacier” goes by many names.
- Bavarian: “Whitney Glacier”
- Cebuano: “Whitney Glacier”
- German: “Whitney Glacier”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Clarence King Lake and Sulphur Springs.
Siskiyou County: Must-Visit Destinations
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