Van Trump Glacier
The Van Trump Glacier is a scattering of glaciers and snowfields located on the southern flank of Mount Rainier in Washington. Named after P. B. Van Trump, who was part of an early ascent of Mount Rainier,[2] the glacier covers 0.2 square miles (0.5 km2) and contains 500 million ft3 (14 million m3) of ice.[1] The glacier is located between the Wilson Glacier to the east and the Kautz Glacier to the west. The elevation of the scattering ranges from 7,000 feet (2,100 m) at the lower end to 9,800 ft (3,000 m) on the upper reaches of the glacier.[3] Meltwater from the glacier drains into the Nisqually River.[1]
In a June 2023 report from the National Park Service, the glacier had lost 43% of its volume between 2015 and 2021.[4] Based on 2022 satellite imagery, glaciologist Mauri Pelto declared Pyramid Glacier dead.[5]
See also
- List of glaciers
References
- ^ a b c "DESCRIPTION: Mount Rainier Glaciers and Glaciations - Mount Rainier Glacier Hazards and Glacial Outburst Floods". USGS. Retrieved 2007-11-19.
- ^ Majors, Harry M. (1975). Exploring Washington. Van Winkle Publishing Co. p. 124. ISBN 978-0-918664-00-6.
- ^ "Van Trump Glacier, USGS Mount Rainier West (WA) Topo Map". USGS Quad maps. TopoQuest.com. Retrieved 2008-05-17.
- ^ Bush, Evan (June 22, 2023). "Three of Mount Rainier's glaciers have melted away". NBC News. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
- ^ Ryan, John (June 13, 2023), "Another three bite the dust: Heat melts Mount Rainier glaciers", KUOW
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- 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
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