Lower part of Nisqually Glacier. Mount Rainier National Park, Washington. 1965.
Dates
Date Taken
1965-08-30
Summary
Lower part of Nisqually Glacier as seen from station 5. With respect to its 1962 condition (photo vfm00027), the glacier has gained 3 feet (1 meter) in thickness in the upper area and lost 5 feet (2 meters) lower down. However, toward the bottom, the thickness has increased 34 feet (10 meters). The preliminary result now available for the 1966 survey shows that 1965 was a peak year at the bottom of the glacier. The vigorous terminal reach and snout of the glacier have completely covered or incorporated all vestiges of stagnant ice. The nunatak is almost entirely engulfed. Mount Rainier National Park, Washington. August 30, 1965. Figure 25, U.S. Geological Survey Professional paper 631.
Summary
Lower part of Nisqually Glacier as seen from station 5. With respect to its 1962 condition (photo vfm00027), the glacier has gained 3 feet (1 meter) in thickness in the upper area and lost 5 feet (2 meters) lower down. However, toward the bottom, the thickness has increased 34 feet (10 meters). The preliminary result now available for the 1966 survey shows that 1965 was a peak year at the bottom of the glacier. The vigorous terminal reach and snout of the glacier have completely covered or incorporated all vestiges of stagnant ice. The nunatak is almost entirely engulfed. Mount Rainier National Park, Washington. August 30, 1965. Figure 25, U.S. Geological Survey Professional paper 631.
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