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 locality Columbia Crest, as well as near the hamlet Paradise.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- 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 Kautz 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.
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.
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. 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
Explore places such as Columbia Crest and Indian Henrys Hunting Ground.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kautz Ice Chute and Nisqually Icefall.
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