Pyramid Glaciers
The Pyramid Glacier is actually a scattering of glaciers and snowfields located on the south-southwestern flank of Mount Rainier in Washington. It covers 0.2 square miles and contains 400 million ft3 of ice.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 7,815 feet
- Description: glacier in the United States
- Also known as: “Pyramid Glacier”
Places of Interest
Highlights include South Tahoma Glacier and Kautz Creek Falls.
South Tahoma Glacier
Glacier
The South Tahoma Glacier is a glacier located on the southwest flank of Mount Rainier in State of Washington. It covers 1.1 square miles and contains 4.6 billion ft3 of ice.
Kautz Creek Falls
Waterfall
Kautz Creek Falls is a waterfall on Kautz Creek in the Mount Rainier National Park in the state of Washington. It was formed when the Kautz Glacier retreated in the last 50 years, creating a series of long and slender cascades totaling about 400 feet in height down a tall glacial cliff, with a highest drop of 150 feet.
Success Glacier
Glacier
The Success Glacier is a small glacier located on the southwestern slopes of Mount Rainier in Washington. It covers 0.3 square miles and contains 500 million cubic ft 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.
Pyramid Glaciers
- Category: landform
- Location: Pierce, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.8209° or 46° 49′ 15″ northLongitude
-121.79445° or 121° 47′ 40″ westElevation
7,815 feet (2,382 metres)Open location code
84RWR6C4+96OpenStreetMap ID
way 162623331OpenStreetMap feature
natural=glacier
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Satellite Map
Discover Pyramid Glaciers from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Urdu—“Pyramid Glaciers” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Pyramid Glacier”
- Esperanto: “Piramida Glaĉero”
- German: “Pyramid Glacier”
- Russian: “ледники Пирамид”
- Urdu: “پیرامڈ گلیشیر”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Columbia Crest and Indian Henrys Hunting Ground.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Glacier Island and Pyramid Park.
Washington: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Seattle, Olympia, Tacoma, and Spokane.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". 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 “Pyramid Glaciers”. Photo: Lumpytrout, CC BY-SA 3.0.