Fryingpan Glacier
Fryingpan Glacier is on the eastern face of the 11,138-foot Little Tahoma Peak, just to the east of Mount Rainier in the U.S. state of Washington. The glacier is located on top of a cliff from the Emmons Glacier to the north and a small ridge separates this glacier from the Whitman Glacier to the south, except for a small snowfield in which these two glaciers are connected.Photo: Wsiegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Little Tahoma Peak and Ohanapecosh 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.
Ohanapecosh Glacier
Glacier
The Ohanapecosh Glacier is small glacier located on Mount Rainier's southeastern flanks in Washington, to the east of the Whitman Crest. It covers 0.6 square miles and contains 1.3 billion ft3 of ice.
Mount Ruth
Peak
Photo: Ron Clausen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mount Ruth is an 8,690-foot summit located within Mount Rainier National Park in Pierce County of Washington state. Part of the Cascade Range, Mount Ruth is situated between the Emmons Glacier and the Inter Glacier. Mount Ruth is situated 2 miles northwest of Fryingpan Glacier.
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 5 miles southwest of Fryingpan Glacier.
Fryingpan Glacier
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 8,442 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 Fryingpan Glacier from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Urdu—“Fryingpan Glacier” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Fryingpan Glacier”
- Urdu: “فرائنگ پین گلیشیر”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Sunrise Historic District and Nisqually Vista.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Whitman Crest and Whitman Glacier.
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