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Pinnacle Glacier (Lewis County, Washington)

Coordinates: 46°45′27″N 121°43′50″W / 46.75750°N 121.73056°W / 46.75750; -121.73056
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Pinnacle Glacier
Map showing the location of Pinnacle Glacier
Map showing the location of Pinnacle Glacier
Pinnacle Glacier
TypeCirque glacier
LocationLewis County, Washington, U.S.
Coordinates46°45′27″N 121°43′50″W / 46.75750°N 121.73056°W / 46.75750; -121.73056[1]
Length300 ft (91 m)
TerminusProglacial lake
StatusRetreating

Pinnacle Glacier is in Mount Rainier National Park in the U.S. state of Washington, on the northeast slopes of Pinnacle Peak.[2] Pinnacle Glacier is 6 mi (9.7 km) south of Mount Rainier and is a small remnant glacier that has developed a proglacial lake as it has retreated.

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References

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  1. ^ "Pinnacle Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
  2. ^ Mount Rainier East, WA (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved May 12, 2013.