Whitman Glacier
The Whitman Glacier is a medium-sized glacier on the eastern flank of Little Tahoma Peak, a sub-peak of Mount Rainier in Washington. Named for the missionary Marcus Whitman, it covers 0.9 square miles and contains 4.4 billion ft3 of ice.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Little Tahoma Peak and Ohanapecosh Glacier.
Little Tahoma Peak
Peak
Photo: Thomas Loarie II, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Little Tahoma Peak, also called Little Tahoma, is a satellite peak of Mount Rainier in Pierce County, Washington and in Mount Rainier National Park. It is quite noticeable from Seattle over 60 miles away.
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.
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. Camp Muir is situated 2 miles west of Whitman Glacier.
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. Paradise is situated 4½ miles southwest of Whitman Glacier.
Whitman Glacier
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 8,471 feet
- Description: glacier in the United States
- Category: landform
- Location: Pierce, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Whitman Glacier from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Urdu—“Whitman Glacier” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Whitman Glacier”
- Urdu: “ویٹمین گلیشیر”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Nisqually Vista and Sunrise Historic District.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Whitman Crest and Ingraham Glacier.
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