Edmunds Glacier | |
Type: | Mountain glacier |
Location: | Mount Rainier, Pierce County, Washington, USA |
Map: | USA Washington |
Label Position: | right |
Map Size: | 225 |
Coordinates: | 46.8678°N -121.8128°W |
Coordinates Ref: | [1] |
Length: | 1.2miles |
Terminus: | Icefall |
Status: | Retreating |
Edmunds Glacier is located on Mount Rainier in the U.S. state of Washington.[2] Named in 1883 for Vermont senator George F. Edmunds,[3] the glacier lies on the western flank of the volcano below the steep, rocky Mowich Face and Sunset Face. Starting from an elevation of about 9900feet, the glacier flows northwest down to 7000feet and ends northeast of the Jeanette Heights region of Mount Rainier. Meltwater from the Edmunds Glacier feeds the Mowich River which eventually merges with the Puyallup River.