Cowlitz Glacier
The Cowlitz Glacier is a glacier on the southeast flank of Mount Rainier in the U.S. state of Washington. The body of ice covers 1.3 square miles and has a volume of 6 billion ft3.Photo: Wsiegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Rainier and Little Tahoma Peak.
Mount Rainier
Volcano
Photo: Wsiegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mount Rainier, also known as Tahoma, is a large active stratovolcano in the Cascade Range of the Pacific Northwest in the United States. The mountain is located in Mount Rainier National Park about 59 miles south-southeast of Seattle. Mount Rainier is situated 2½ miles northwest of Cowlitz Glacier.
Little Tahoma Peak
Peak
Photo: Thomas Loarie II, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Little Tahoma Peak, also called Little Tahoma, is a satellite peak of Mount Rainier in Pierce County, Washington and in Mount Rainier National Park. It is quite noticeable from Seattle over 60 miles away.
Camp Muir
Campsite
Photo: Mitch, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Camp Muir, named for the naturalist John Muir, is a high-altitude refuge for climbers in Mount Rainier National Park in Washington, accessed through the Paradise Entrance.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Paradise.
Paradise
Hamlet
Photo: Wsiegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Paradise is the name of an area at approximately 5,400 feet on the south slope of Mount Rainier in Mount Rainier National Park in Washington, United States. Paradise is situated 3 miles south of Cowlitz Glacier.
Cowlitz Glacier
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 8,451 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 Cowlitz Glacier from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Urdu—“Cowlitz Glacier” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Cowlitz Glacier”
- Japanese: “カウリッツ・グレイシャー”
- Japanese: “カウリッツ氷河”
- Urdu: “کاولیٹز گلیشیر”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Nisqually Vista and Indian Henrys Hunting Ground.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Moon Rocks and Ingraham Glacier.
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