Wilson Glacier (Mount Rainier)
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The Wilson Glacier is a medium-sized tributary glacier
located on the southeast flank of Mount Rainier
in Washington. Named after A.D. Wilson
, who was part of an early ascent of Mount Rainier, the body of ice has an area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²) and has a volume of 1.9 billion feet3 (54 million m3). The glacier is directly feeds ice to the adjacent, but much larger Nisqually Glacier
. Starting from the head at 9700 feet (2,956.6 m), the glacier flows downhill southward. One part of the glacier meets the Nisqually Glacier at 8000 feet (2,438.4 m) and the other part of the glacier ends on a cliff in between the Wilson and Nisqually Glacier at 7200 ft (2,194.6 m). Meltwater from the glacier feeds 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 southeast flank 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. Named after A.D. Wilson
A.D. Wilson
A.D. Wilson - was an American cartographer.-Biography:He was born in Sparta, Illinois. He left school and in March 1867, enlisted with the Geological Survey of California. There he learned triangulation...
, who was part of an early ascent of Mount Rainier, the body of ice has an area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²) and has a volume of 1.9 billion feet3 (54 million m3). The glacier is directly feeds ice to the adjacent, but much larger Nisqually Glacier
Nisqually Glacier
The Nisqually Glacier is one of the larger glaciers on the southern face of Mount Rainier in the U.S. state of Washington. The glacier is one of the most easily viewed on the mountain, and is accessible from the Paradise visitor facilities in Mount Rainier National Park. The glacier is currently...
. Starting from the head at 9700 feet (2,956.6 m), the glacier flows downhill southward. One part of the glacier meets the Nisqually Glacier at 8000 feet (2,438.4 m) and the other part of the glacier ends on a cliff in between the Wilson and Nisqually Glacier at 7200 ft (2,194.6 m). Meltwater from the glacier feeds 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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