South Tahoma 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 8,196 feet
- Description: glacier in the United States
- Also known as: “Wilson Glacier”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pyramid Glaciers and Success Glacier.
Pyramid Glaciers
Glacier
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.
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.
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.
South Tahoma Glacier
- Category: landform
- Location: Pierce, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.82821° or 46° 49′ 42″ northLongitude
-121.79736° or 121° 47′ 51″ westElevation
8,196 feet (2,498 metres)Open location code
84RWR6H3+73OpenStreetMap ID
way 162623332OpenStreetMap feature
natural=glacier
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Satellite Map
Discover South Tahoma Glacier from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Urdu—“South Tahoma Glacier” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “South Tahoma Glacier”
- German: “South-Tahoma-Gletscher”
- Russian: “ледник Соут Тахома”
- Urdu: “ساوتھ تہوما گلیشیر”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Columbia Crest and Indian Henrys Hunting Ground.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tahoma Cleaver and Glacier Island.
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