Carrie Glacier Explained

Carrie Glacier
Type:Mountain glacier
Location:Mount Carrie/Mount Fairchild, Olympic National Park, Clallam County, Washington, USA
Map:USA Washington
Label Position:right 475329N 1233805W
Map Size:225
Coordinates:47.8914°N -123.6347°W
Coordinates Ref:[1]
Length:0.5miles
Terminus:Proglacial lake
Status:Retreating

Carrie Glacier is located on Mount Carrie and Mount Fairchild in the Olympic Mountains of Olympic National Park. Starting at an elevation of about 6800feet, the glacier descends northward, but the ice soon reaches a cliff.[2] 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 5000abbr=onNaNabbr=on before terminating. There are several other patches of snow and glaciers located nearby, such as the Fairchild Glacier.[2]

Mount Carrie and Carrie Glacier were named by surveyor Theodore Rixon for his fiancée Caroline Jones whom he met on a trail in Soleduck Valley.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. 1531450. Carrie Glacier. 2012-10-06.
  2. TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Mount Carrie, WA. 2012-10-06.
  3. Book: Majors, Harry M.. Exploring Washington. Van Winkle Publishing Co. 1975. 71. 978-0-918664-00-6.