Success Glacier

Success Glacier
Interactive map of Success Glacier
TypeMountain glacier
LocationMount Rainier, Pierce County, Washington, USA
Coordinates46°49′54″N 121°46′47″W / 46.83167°N 121.77972°W / 46.83167; -121.77972
Area0.3 square miles (0.8 km2), 1983

The Success Glacier is a small glacier located on the southwestern slopes of Mount Rainier in Washington. It covers 0.3 square miles (0.8 km2) and contains 500 million cubic feet (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 11,000 feet (3,400 m), the glacier flows southward downhill. At around 9,000 feet (2,700 m), a small snowfield joins with a glacier named the Pyramid Glacier to the southwest. Soon after this point, the glacier joins the adjacent Kautz Glacier at 8,600 feet (2,600 m). The joined glaciers flow until their terminus at about 6,000 ft (1,800 m). Meltwater from the glacier drains into the Nisqually River.

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References

  1. ↑ Google Earth images.
  2. 1 2 3 "DESCRIPTION: Mount Rainier Glaciers and Glaciations - Mount Rainier Glacier Hazards and Glacial Outburst Floods". USGS. Retrieved 2007-11-19.
  3. 1 2 "Success Glacier, USGS Mount Rainier West (WA) Topo Map". USGS Quad maps. TopoQuest.com. Retrieved 2008-05-17.