Liberty Cap Glacier
Glacier in Washington, United States
46°51′57″N 121°46′54″W / 46.86583°N 121.78167°W / 46.86583; -121.78167[1] The Liberty Cap Glacier is a small glacier located near the summit of Mount Rainier, Washington. True to its name, the glacier does start at the 14,100 feet (4,300 m) Liberty Cap above the steep and rocky Sunset Amphitheater and the Mowich Face.[1][2] Since the topography of Mount Rainier is very jagged and uneven, the glacier is warped and twisted during its descent northward down to its terminus at about 11,000 feet (3,400 m). From there, the glacier ice falls off the cliff and tumbles down the steep Mowich Face; eventually, this ice contributes to the large North Mowich Glacier at an elevation of 10,100 ft (3,100 m).[2]
Climate
Liberty Cap has an ice cap climate (Köppen EF).
Climate data for Liberty Cap 46.8598 N, 121.7749 W, Elevation: 13,146 ft (4,007 m) (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 12.2 (−11.0) | 11.4 (−11.4) | 12.1 (−11.1) | 15.9 (−8.9) | 24.7 (−4.1) | 31.1 (−0.5) | 41.1 (5.1) | 41.4 (5.2) | 36.9 (2.7) | 27.1 (−2.7) | 15.5 (−9.2) | 11.1 (−11.6) | 23.4 (−4.8) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 6.3 (−14.3) | 4.1 (−15.5) | 3.8 (−15.7) | 6.6 (−14.1) | 14.4 (−9.8) | 20.2 (−6.6) | 28.8 (−1.8) | 29.3 (−1.5) | 25.5 (−3.6) | 17.7 (−7.9) | 9.2 (−12.7) | 5.5 (−14.7) | 14.3 (−9.8) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 0.4 (−17.6) | −3.1 (−19.5) | −4.4 (−20.2) | −2.7 (−19.3) | 4.1 (−15.5) | 9.3 (−12.6) | 16.6 (−8.6) | 17.2 (−8.2) | 14.1 (−9.9) | 8.2 (−13.2) | 2.8 (−16.2) | −0.2 (−17.9) | 5.2 (−14.9) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 14.46 (367) | 11.52 (293) | 11.40 (290) | 6.55 (166) | 4.21 (107) | 3.31 (84) | 1.27 (32) | 1.27 (32) | 3.26 (83) | 7.92 (201) | 13.04 (331) | 14.06 (357) | 92.27 (2,343) |
Source: PRISM Climate Group[3] |
See also
- List of glaciers
References
- ^ a b Google Earth images.
- ^ a b "USGS Mount Rainier West (WA) Topo Map". USGS Quad maps. TopoQuest.com. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
- ^ "PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University". PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
To find the table data on the PRISM website, start by clicking Coordinates (under Location); copy Latitude and Longitude figures from top of table; click Zoom to location; click Precipitation, Minimum temp, Mean temp, Maximum temp; click 30-year normals, 1991-2020; click 800m; click Retrieve Time Series button.
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Glaciers of Mount Rainier
- Carbon Glacier
- Cowlitz Glacier
- Edmunds Glacier
- Emmons Glacier
- Flett Glacier
- Fryingpan Glacier
- Ingraham Glacier
- Inter Glacier
- Kautz Glacier
- Liberty Cap Glacier
- Nisqually Glacier
- North Mowich Glacier
- Ohanapecosh Glacier
- Paradise Glacier
- Puyallup Glacier
- Pyramid Glacier
- Russell Glacier
- South Mowich Glacier
- South Tahoma Glacier
- Success Glacier
- Tahoma Glacier
- Van Trump Glacier
- Whitman Glacier
- Wilson Glacier
- Williwakas Glacier
- Winthrop Glacier
- Glaciers of Mount Adams
- Glaciers of Mount Baker
- Glaciers of Glacier Peak
- Glaciers of the Olympic Mountains