Wilson Glacier
The Wilson Glacier is a medium-sized tributary glacier located on the southeast flank of Mount Rainier in Washington. Named after A.D. Wilson, who was part of an early ascent of Mount Rainier, the body of ice has an area of 0.5 square miles and has a volume of 1.9 billion feet3.
- Glacier with an elevation of 8,074 feet (2,461 metres)
- …is also known as “Stevens Glacier”
- Description: glacier on the southern slope of Mount Rainier
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Rainier and Van Trump Glacier.
Mount Rainier
Volcano
Mount Rainier, also known as Tahoma, is a large… Mount Rainier is situated 2 miles north of Wilson Glacier.
Van Trump Glacier
Glacier
The Van Trump Glacier is a scattering of glaciers and…
Kautz Creek Falls
Waterfall
Kautz Creek Falls is a waterfall on Kautz Creek in the… Kautz Creek Falls is situated 1½ miles southwest of Wilson Glacier.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Paradise.
Wilson Glacier
- Category: landform
- Location
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Latitude
46.82011° or 46° 49′ 12″ north
Longitude
-121.74954° or 121° 44′ 58″ west
Open location code
84RWR7C2+25
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Urdu—“Wilson Glacier” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Wilson Glacier”
- Urdu: “ولسن گلیشیر”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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