Flett Glacier refers to two
glacier
A glacier (; ) is a persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving under its own weight. A glacier forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its Ablation#Glaciology, ablation over many years, often Century, centuries. It acquires dis ...
s on the northwestern flank of
Mount Rainier
Mount Rainier (), indigenously known as Tahoma, Tacoma, Tacobet, or təqʷubəʔ, is a large active stratovolcano in the Cascade Range of the Pacific Northwest, located in Mount Rainier National Park about south-southeast of Seattle. With a s ...
in the
U.S. state
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of
Washington
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* Washington (state), United States
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. The glaciers lie on a subsidiary peak of Rainier, the Observation Rock. There are two sections of glacial ice, an eastern lobe at about to in elevation, a smaller western lobe at about in elevation.
Meltwater from the glacier flows into the
Puyallup River
The Puyallup River ( ) is a river in the U.S. state of Washington (state), Washington. About long, it is formed by glaciers on the west side of Mount Rainier. It flows generally northwest, emptying into Commencement Bay, part of Puget Sound. The ...
.
Flett Glacier commemorates the botanist John B. Flett, who climbed
Little Tahoma
Little Tahoma Peak, also called Little Tahoma, is a satellite peak of Mount Rainier in Pierce County, Washington and in Mount Rainier National Park. It is quite noticeable from Seattle over away.
Little Tahoma Peak is a volcanic remnant. It ...
in 1895.
See also
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List of glaciers in the United States
This is a list of glaciers existing in the United States, currently or in recent centuries. These glaciers are located in nine states, all in the Rocky Mountains or farther west. The southernmost named glacier among them is the Lilliput Glacier ...
References
Glaciers of Mount Rainier
Glaciers of Washington (state)
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