Emmons Glacier
The Emmons Glacier, on the northeast side of Mount Rainier, measures 4.3 square miles.
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Emmons Glacier Details
The Emmons Glacier, on the northeast side of Mount Rainier, measures 4.3 square miles and has the largest surface area of all glaciers in the Lower 48 states. It flows more than 8,000 vertical feet from just below the mountain's summit to the glacier's dirt- and rock-covered terminus around 5,100 feet in the White River Valley.
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Nearby Points of Interest Around Emmons Glacier
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0.7 mi away
Camp Schurman
Camp Schurman, located at 9,440 feet, is located where the Emmons and Winthrop glaciers split.
0.8 mi away
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.
1.0 mi away
Winthrop Glacier
The second largest glacier on Rainier stretches from the mountain's summit to the 4,700-foot level of the West Fork of the White River.
1.3 mi away
Mt. Rainier
Mount Rainier lies 54 miles south/southeast of Seattle, and rises 14,410 feet above sea level, making it the tallest mountain in the Cascade Range and in the state of Washington.
1.3 mi away
Columbia Crest
Mount Rainier has three summits, the highest of which is called the Columbia Crest.
