Nisqually Icefall
Nisqually Icefall is a glacier in Pierce, Washington and has an elevation of 11,650 feet. Nisqually Icefall is situated nearby to the locality Columbia Crest, as well as near the hamlet Paradise.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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.
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.
Kautz Glacier
Glacier
Photo: Wsiegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Kautz Glacier is a narrow glacier on the southern flank of Mount Rainier in Washington. Named for August Kautz, who is sometimes credited for the first ascent of Mount Rainier, covers 1.8 square miles and contains 7.8 billion 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.
Nisqually Icefall
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 11,650 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Pierce, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.83717° or 46° 50′ 14″ northLongitude
-121.75087° or 121° 45′ 3″ westElevation
11,650 feet (3,551 metres)Open location code
84RWR6PX+VMOpenStreetMap ID
node 356547215OpenStreetMap feature
natural=glacierGeoNames ID
5804796
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Satellite Map
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Columbia Crest and Summerland.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Wilson Headwall and Kautz Ice Chute.
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