Wilson Headwall
Wilson Headwall is a cliff in Pierce, Washington and has an elevation of 11,690 feet. Wilson Headwall is situated nearby to the hamlet Paradise.- Type: Cliff with an elevation of 11,690 feet
- Description: cliff in Pierce County, Washington, United States of America
- Also known as: “Wilson Glacier Headwall”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Rainier and Success 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.
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.
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.
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 3½ miles south of Wilson Headwall.
Wilson Headwall
- Category: landform
- Location: Pierce, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.83733° or 46° 50′ 14″ northLongitude
-121.75787° or 121° 45′ 28″ westElevation
11,690 feet (3,563 metres)Open location code
84RWR6PR+WVOpenStreetMap ID
node 356547212OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cliff
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Wilson Headwall” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Wilson Headwall”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kautz Ice Chute and Nisqually Icefall.
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