Paradise Glacier

Infobox_Glacier | glacier_name = Paradise Glacier


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type = Mountain glacier
location = Mount Rainier, Washington, U.S.
coordinates = coord|46|49|03|N|121|42|51|W|type:glacier
area = convert|0.4|sqmi|km2|1, 1983 including Stevens GlacierCite web|title= DESCRIPTION: Mount Rainier Glaciers and Glaciations - Mount Rainier Glacier Hazards and Glacial Outburst Floods|url=http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/Rainier/Glaciers/description_rainier_glaciers.html|accessdate= 2007-11-19|publisher=USGS]
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The Paradise Glacier is a glacier on the southeast flank of Mount Rainier in Washington. It covers convert|0.4|sqmi|km2|1 and contains 0.8 billion ft³ (23 million m³) with Stevens Glacier included. The glacier is bounded to the west by the Muir Snowfield, Anvil Rock and McClure Rock. There is a single extant main lobe of the glacier, ranging from Convert|9000|ft|m|-2 to Convert|7200|ft|m|-2, that is connected to the larger Cowlitz Glacier.Cite web|title=Paradise Glacier, USGS Mount Rainier East (WA) Topo Map|work=USGS Quad maps|url=http://www.topoquest.com/map.php?lat=46.81761&lon=-121.71407&datum=nad27&zoom=4|publisher=TopoQuest.com|accessdate=2008-05-15] To the south, there was a smaller portion which was near the Cowlitz Rocks and the tiny Williwakas Glacier, ranging from Convert|6900|ft|m|-2 to Convert|6400|ft|m|-2|abbr=on|abbr=on|abbr=on|abbr=on in elevation and containing the Paradise Ice Caves until the 1990s. [cite web | title=Rise and Fall Of Paradise Ice Caves | url=http://glaciercaves.com/html/rise_and_fall_of_paradise_ice_.html | publisher=GlacierCaves.com | accessdate=2007-05-25] This smaller lobe has now vanished entirely between 2004 and 2006. [cite web | title=Paradise Ice Caves | url=http://glaciercaves.com/html/paradise_ice_caves.html | publisher=GlacierCaves.com | accessdate=2007-05-25] Meltwater from the glacier drains into the Cowlitz River..

ee also

*List of glaciers

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