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.Places of Interest
Highlights include Crescent Mountain and Sluiskin Mountain.
Old Desolate
Peak
Old Desolate is a 7,137-foot multi-summit, ridge-like… Old Desolate is situated 1½ miles southeast of Carbon Glacier.
Carbon Glacier
- Glacier with an elevation of 5,259 feet (1,603 metres)
- Description: glacier in the United States
- Category: landform
- Location
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Latitude
46.94177° or 46° 56′ 30″ north
Longitude
-121.7751° or 121° 46′ 30″ west
Open location code
84RWW6RF+PX
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Satellite Map
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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
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Northern Crags and Pacific Point.
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