Carrie Glacier

Infobox_Glacier | glacier_name = Carrie Glacier


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location = Mount Carrie-Mount Fairchild, Washington, U.S.
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Carrie Glacier is a glacier located on Mount Carrie and Mount Fairchild in the Olympic Mountains of Olympic National Park. The body of ice is lies on the northern slopes of Mount Carrie. Starting at an elevation of about Convert|6800|ft|m|lk=on|-2, the glacier descends northward, but the ice soon reaches a cliff.Cite web|title=USGS Mount Carrie (WA) Topo Map|work=USGS Quad maps|url=http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?lat=47.89856&lon=-123.64267&size=l&u=4&datum=nad83&layer=DRG|publisher=TopoQuest.com|accessdate=2008-07-05] Part of the Carrie Glacier plunges over the steep rockwall, contributing ice to an adjacent glacier, while the other section flows north-northeast, avoiding the precipitous drop. This segment of ice is confined by an arête to the west and Mount Fairchild to the east in a chute. The glacier reaches as low as Convert|5000|ft|m|abbr=on|-2 before terminating. There are several other patches of snow and glaciers located nearby, such as the Fairchild Glacier.

ee also

*List of glaciers

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