Carbon Glacier

This article is about the glacier on Mount Rainier. For the album, see Carbon Glacier (album).

Type	Mountain glacier
Location	Mount Rainier National Park, Pierce County, Washington, USA
Coordinates	46°54′11″N 121°46′27″W
Area	3.1 square miles (8.02 km²)
Length	5.7 miles (9.17 km)
Thickness	700 feet (213 m)
Terminus	Moraine
Status	Retreating

Carbon Glacier is located on the north slope of Mount Rainier in the U.S. state of Washington and is the source of the Carbon River. The snout at the glacier terminal moraine is at about 3,500 feet (1,100 m) above sea level, making it the lowest-elevation glacier in the contiguous United States. The glacier also has the greatest length (5.7 miles (9.2 km)), thickness (700 feet (210 m)) and volume (0.2 cubic miles (0.83 km³)) of any U.S. glacier outside of Alaska.

Carbon Glacier is accessible from the northwest Carbon River entrance of Mount Rainier National Park, just outside the town of Carbonado, Washington. The glacier is accessible on foot via an 8-mile (13 km) hike from the Carbon River entrance of Mt. Rainier National Park. The road and trail is currently washed out in several areas due to flooding of the Carbon River, however reroutes are clearly marked.

See also

• List of glaciers
• Carbon Glacier (album)

References

• "Mount Rainier Glaciers and Glaciations". Cascades Volcano Observatory. U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2006-11-22. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)