Panhandle Gap
Panhandle Gap is a mountain saddle in Pierce, Washington and has an elevation of 6,742 feet. Panhandle Gap is situated nearby to the locality Summerland, as well as near the hamlet Sunrise.Places of Interest
Highlights include Sarvant Glaciers and Banshee Peak.
Sarvant Glaciers
Glacier
The Sarvant Glacier is a glacier located on the northern slopes of the Cowlitz Chimneys in the state of Washington. Named for Henry M. Sarvant, who mapped Mount Rainier in 1894, the glacier starts at an elevation of about 7,000 feet and descends northward down to 6,100 ft.
Banshee Peak
Peak
Banshee Peak is a 7,420-foot mountain summit located in Mount Rainier National Park in Pierce County of Washington state, US. As part of the Cascade Range, Banshee Peak is situated west of the Cowlitz Chimneys and east of Panhandle Gap, with the Sarvant Glacier set below its north cliff.
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.
Panhandle Gap
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 6,742 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Pierce, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.85501° or 46° 51′ 18″ north
Longitude
-121.64618° or 121° 38′ 46″ west
Elevation
6,742 feet (2,055 metres)
Open location code
84RWV943+2G
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
GeoNames ID
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