Ingraham Glacier | |
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Type | Mountain glacier |
Location | Mount Rainier, Pierce County, Washington, USA |
Coordinates | 46°50′18″N 121°42′43″W / 46.83833°N 121.71194°W[1] |
Length | 2.6 mi (4.2 km) |
Terminus | Icefall |
Status | Retreating |
Ingraham Glacier is on the south-eastern flank of Mount Rainier, in the U.S. state of Washington. The glacier is named for the Mount Rainier enthusiast Edward Sturgis Ingraham.[2] From the summit ice cap, Ingraham Glacier flows east between Gibraltar Rock, (12,660 ft (3,860 m)), and Disappointment Cleaver and south of Little Tahoma Peak (11,138 ft (3,395 m)), which divides it from the much larger Emmons Glacier to the north. Descending southeast, it approaches the east flank of Cowlitz Glacier and the two glaciers nearly join at 6,700 ft (2,000 m).[3] Meltwater from the glacier drains into the Cowlitz River.