Carbon Glacier
Carbon Glacier is located on the north slope of Mount Rainier in the U.S. state of Washington and is the source of the Carbon River. The snout at the glacier terminal moraine is at about 3,500 feet above sea level, making it the lowest-elevation glacier in the contiguous United States.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Crescent Mountain and Sluiskin Mountain.
Crescent Mountain
Peak
Crescent Mountain, a ridge-like peak standing at 6,715 ft, is located in north-central Mount Rainier National Park, in Pierce County of Washington state.
Sluiskin Mountain
Peak
Photo: Ron Clausen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sluiskin Mountain is a prominent pair of summits located in Mount Rainier National Park in Pierce County of Washington state. It is situated northwest of Burroughs Mountain and is part of the Cascade Range.
Old Desolate
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Old Desolate is a 7,137-foot multi-summit, ridge-like mountain located in Mount Rainier National Park, in Pierce County of Washington state. It is part of the Cascade Range, and lies five miles due north of the summit of Mount Rainier. Old Desolate is situated 1½ miles southeast of Carbon Glacier.
Carbon Glacier
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 5,259 feet
- Description: glacier in the United States
- Category: landform
- Location: Pierce, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Carbon Glacier from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Urdu—“Carbon Glacier” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Carbon Glacier”
- Czech: “Carbonský ledovec”
- Hebrew: “קרחון קרבון”
- Japanese: “カーボン氷河”
- Urdu: “کاربن گلیشیر”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Sunrise Historic District and Klapatche Park.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Northern Crags and Pacific Point.
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