Success Glacier
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The Success Glacier is a small glacier
located on the southwestern slopes of Mount Rainier
in Washington. It covers 0.3 square mile (0.776996433 km²) and contains 500 million cubic ft (14 million m3) of ice. The glacier is bounded to the northwest by the Success Cleaver and to the east by the Kautz Cleaver. Starting from a steep rocky slope at about 11000 feet (3,352.8 m), the glacier flows southward downhill. At around 9000 feet (2,743.2 m), a small snowfield joins this glacier with the Pyramid Glacier
to the southwest. Soon after this point, the glacier joins the adjacent Kautz Glacier
at 8600 feet (2,621.3 m). The joined glaciers flow until their terminus at about 6000 ft (1,828.8 m). Meltwater from the glacier drains into the Nisqually River
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Glacier
A glacier is a large persistent body of ice that forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. At least 0.1 km² in area and 50 m thick, but often much larger, a glacier slowly deforms and flows due to stresses induced by its weight...
located on the southwestern slopes of Mount Rainier
Mount Rainier
Mount Rainier is a massive stratovolcano located southeast of Seattle in the state of Washington, United States. It is the most topographically prominent mountain in the contiguous United States and the Cascade Volcanic Arc, with a summit elevation of . Mt. Rainier is considered one of the most...
in Washington. It covers 0.3 square mile (0.776996433 km²) and contains 500 million cubic ft (14 million m3) of ice. The glacier is bounded to the northwest by the Success Cleaver and to the east by the Kautz Cleaver. Starting from a steep rocky slope at about 11000 feet (3,352.8 m), the glacier flows southward downhill. At around 9000 feet (2,743.2 m), a small snowfield joins this glacier with the Pyramid Glacier
Pyramid Glacier
The Pyramid Glacier is actually a scattering of glaciers and snowfields located on the south-southwestern flank of Mount Rainier in Washington. It covers and contains 400 million ft3 of ice. The glaciers lie at an elevation ranging from about to . The Success Divide separates this glacier from...
to the southwest. Soon after this point, the glacier joins the adjacent Kautz Glacier
Kautz Glacier
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 and contains 7.8 billion ft3 of ice. Upper Kautz Glacier extends south from the summit ice cap to Kautz Ice...
at 8600 feet (2,621.3 m). The joined glaciers flow until their terminus at about 6000 ft (1,828.8 m). Meltwater from the glacier drains into the Nisqually River
Nisqually River
The Nisqually River is a river in west central Washington in the United States, approximately long. It drains part of the Cascade Range southwest of Tacoma, including the southern slope of Mount Rainier, and empties into the southern end of Puget Sound....
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