The Turtle
The Turtle is a glacier in Pierce, Washington and has an elevation of 9,997 feet. The Turtle is situated nearby to the hamlet Paradise.Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Rainier and Van Trump Glacier.
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.
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.
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.
The Turtle
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 9,997 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Pierce, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.829° or 46° 49′ 44″ northLongitude
-121.75954° or 121° 45′ 34″ westElevation
9,997 feet (3,047 metres)Open location code
84RWR6HR+H5OpenStreetMap ID
node 356547214OpenStreetMap feature
natural=glacierGeoNames ID
5814170
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