Nisqually Glacier
The Nisqually Glacier is one of the larger glaciers on the southwestern face of Mount Rainier in the U.S. state of Washington. The glacier is one of the most easily viewed on the mountain, and is accessible from the Paradise visitor facilities in Mount Rainier National Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 9,160 feet
- Description: glacier in the United States
- Also known as: “Askwalli Glacier”, “N’skwali Glacier”, “Nasqually Glacier”, “Nezqually Glacier”, and “Niskwalli Glacier”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Rainier and Camp Muir.
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 1½ miles northwest of Nisqually Glacier.
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.
Van Trump Glacier
Glacier
The Van Trump Glacier is a scattering of glaciers and snowfields located on the southern flank of Mount Rainier in Washington. Named after P. B. Van Trump, who was part of an early ascent of Mount Rainier, the glacier covers 0.2 square miles and contains 500 million ft3 of ice.
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 Nisqually Glacier.
Nisqually Glacier
- Category: landform
- Location: Pierce, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Nisqually Glacier from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Urdu—“Nisqually Glacier” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Nisqually Glacier”
- Czech: “Nisquallyjský ledovec”
- German: “Nisqually-Gletscher”
- Urdu: “نیسکوالی گلیشیر”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Nisqually Vista and Indian Henrys Hunting Ground.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Wilson Cleaver and Fuhrer Finger.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Nisqually Glacier”. Photo: Chewy3326, CC BY 2.5.