Ingraham Glacier
This glacier on the southeastern side of Mount Rainier flows east from the Columbia Crest summit (14,410 feet) between Gibraltar Rock and Disappointment Cleaver just south of Little Tahoma Peak.
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Ingraham Glacier Details
This glacier on the southeastern side of Mount Rainier flows east from the Columbia Crest summit (14,410 feet) between Gibraltar Rock and Disappointment Cleaver just south of Little Tahoma Peak. It merges with the Cowlitz Glacier around 6,700 feet and eventually drains into the Cowlitz River. The glacier is named after Edward Sturgis Ingraham, a school superintendent and avid climber who summited Rainier 13 times.
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