Ohanapecosh Glacier, Mount Rainier National Park

Name: Ohanapecosh Glacier
Address: Mount Rainier National Park, United States

#68 among attractions in Mount Rainier National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature

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Ohanapecosh Glacier, Mount Rainier National Park

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The Ohanapecosh Glacier is small glacier located on Mount Rainier's southeastern flanks in Washington. It covers 0.6 square miles and contains 1.3 billion ft³ of ice. The glacier consists of several lobes of ice interconnected by thin snowfields. Most of the glacier lies at an elevation of 8,300 feet to 7,400 feet, near the Whitman and the Fryingpan Glacier. Since this ice lobe ends on a cliff, it contributes ice to the lower portions of the Ohanapecosh Glacier. The lower sections of this glacier end on cliffs and a small valley at about 6,100 ft in elevation. Meltwater from the glacier drains into the Ohanapecosh River and the Muddy Fork Cowlitz River, which merge downstream about four miles outside of Mount Rainier National Park into the Cowlitz River. ()

Coordinates: 46°50'14"N, 121°40'12"W

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Ohanapecosh Glacier – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Wonderland Trail, Ingraham Glacier, Cowlitz Chimneys, Banshee Peak.

2.2 miN
Hiking, Hiking trail
Wonderland Trail, Mount Rainier National Park
58 min walk • The Wonderland Trail is an approximately 93-mile hiking trail that circumnavigates Mount Rainier in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, United States. The trail goes over many ridges of Mount Rainier for a cumulative 22,000 feet of elevation gain. The trail was built in 1915. In 1981, it was designated a National Recreation Trail.
2.1 miW
Natural feature
Ingraham Glacier, Mount Rainier National Park
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3 miE
Mountain
Cowlitz Chimneys, Mount Rainier National Park
76 min walk • Cowlitz Chimneys are a group of four rhyolite towers located in Mount Rainier National Park in Pierce County of Washington state. As part of the Cascade Range, the Cowlitz Chimneys are situated southwest of Tamanos Mountain and east of Banshee Peak, all of which are visible from the Sunrise Historic District.
2.5 miNE
Mountain
Banshee Peak, Mount Rainier National Park
65 min walk • Banshee Peak is a 7,400+ ft summit located in Mount Rainier National Park in Pierce County of Washington state. As part of the Cascade Range, Banshee Peak is situated west of the Cowlitz Chimneys and east of Panhandle Gap, with the Sarvant Glacier set below its north cliff.
2.6 miSW
Cave
Paradise Ice Caves, Mount Rainier National Park
68 min walk • The Paradise Ice Caves were a system of interconnected glacier caves located within Mount Rainier's Paradise Glacier in the United States. These glacier caves were visited and documented at least as early as 1908.
2.8 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Emmons Glacier, Mount Rainier National Park
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3.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Paradise River waterfalls, Mount Rainier National Park
90 min walk • The Paradise River in Washington state, United States, is known for having a total of eight major waterfalls.
3.6 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Nisqually Glacier, Mount Rainier National Park
93 min walk • The Nisqually Glacier is one of the larger glaciers on the southwestern face of Mount Rainier in the U.S. state of Washington. The glacier is one of the most easily viewed on the mountain, and is accessible from the Paradise visitor facilities in Mount Rainier National Park.
3.4 miN
Mountain
Goat Island Mountain, Mount Rainier National Park
88 min walk • Goat Island Mountain is a 7,288 feet ridge-like mountain located in Mount Rainier National Park, in Pierce County of Washington state. It is part of the Cascade Range, and lies 5.76 mi east-northeast of the summit of Mount Rainier.
2.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Little Tahoma Peak, Mount Rainier National Park
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1.1 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Whitman Glacier, Mount Rainier National Park
28 min walk • The Whitman Glacier is a medium-sized glacier on the eastern flank of Little Tahoma Peak, a sub-peak of Mount Rainier in Washington. Named for the missionary Marcus Whitman, it covers 0.9 square miles and contains 4.4 billion ft³ of ice.