Puyallup Glacier, Mount Rainier National Park
Facts and practical information
The Puyallup Glacier is a glacier on the west flank of Mount Rainier in Washington. It covers 2.0 square miles and contains 10.2 billion ft3 of ice. Sharing the same source of ice as the northern South Mowich Glacier, the Puyallup Glacier begins as a branch off the ice stream that flow out of the Sunset Amphitheater. From the split at around 8,500 feet, the glacier expands into a broad sheet of ice ranging from 8,400 feet to 7,400 feet in elevation. Leaving the large expanse of ice, the glacier flows down a small valley, it narrows significantly as it turns northwestward. From there on, the glacier is dirty and ends on steep, uneven terrain at about 6,000 ft. The glacier gives rise to the Puyallup River. ()
Mount Rainier National Park
Puyallup Glacier – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Mount Rainier, Cascade Volcanoes, Cascade Range, Kautz Glacier.