Flett Glacier

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Flett Glacier

Flett Glacier viewed from Observation Rock, with Echo Rock in the distance.
Flett Glacier
Mount Rainier National Park, Pierce County, Washington, USA
Type Mountain glacier
Coordinates 46°54′22″N 121°48′08″W / 46.90611°N 121.80222°W / 46.90611; -121.80222Coordinates: 46°54′22″N 121°48′08″W / 46.90611°N 121.80222°W / 46.90611; -121.80222[1]
Length .35 mi (0.56 km)
Terminus Moraines/proglacial lake
Status Retreating

Flett Glacier is actually two glaciers on the northwestern flank of Mount Rainier in the U.S. state of Washington. The glaciers actually lie on a subsidiary peak of Rainier, the 8,364 feet (2,549 m) Observation Rock. There are two sections of glacial ice, an eastern lobe at about 7,600 ft (2,300 m) to 7,300 ft (2,200 m) in elevation, a smaller western lobe at about 7,200 ft (2,200 m) in elevation.[2] Meltwater from the glacier flows into the Puyallup River.

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References

  1. ↑ "Flett Glacier". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-12-31. 
  2. ↑ TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Mowich Lake, WA (Map). http://www.topoquest.com/map.php?lat=46.90622&lon=-121.80232&datum=nad83&zoom=4. Retrieved 2012-12-31.
Mount Rainier
See also
  • Glaciers of Mount Adams
  • Glaciers of Mount Baker
  • Glaciers of Glacier Peak
  • Glaciers of the Olympic Mountains
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