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The Fryingpan Glacier is a medium-sized glacier on the eastern face of the 11,138 feet (3,395 m) Little Tahoma Peak just to the east of Mount Rainier in Washington. It covers an area of 1.3 mi² (3.4 km²) and contains 2.9 billion ft³ (82 million m³) of ice.[2] The glacier is located on top of a cliff from the Emmons Glacier to the north and a small ridge separates this glacier from the Whitman Glacier to the south, except for a small snowfield in which these two glaciers are connected. Most of the ice is located on a broad plateau at an elevation of 8,000 feet (2,400 m) to 8,600 feet (2,600 m).[3] The head of the Fryingpan Glacier is located to the northeast of the ridge and at the foothill of Little Tahoma Peak at around 9,100 feet (2,800 m) to 9,800 feet (3,000 m). The glacier flows downhill eastward and the uneven topography causes the glacier surface to be crevassed.[4] The glacier ends on shallow to steep slopes at about 7,100 feet (2,200 m) to 7,500 ft (2,300 m). Numerous snowfields and alpine meadows are located near the bottom and east of the glacier.[3] Meltwater from the glacier drains into the White River.[2]
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