| Inter Glacier | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Steamboat Prow, 9,680 feet (2,950 m), (center) with the small Inter Glacier on its northeast face | |
| Type | Mountain glacier |
| Location | Mount Rainier,Pierce County, Washington,USA |
| Coordinates | 46°52′35″N121°43′37″W / 46.87639°N 121.72694°W /46.87639; -121.72694[1] |
| Area | 0.206 square miles (0.53 km2), 2021 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2), 1983[2] |
TheInter Glacier orInterglacier is a smallglacier on the northeast face ofMount Rainier inWashington. As of 2021[update], the body of ice covers an estimated area of 0.206 square miles (0.53 km2).[3] The glacier lies on top of a wedge called the Steamboat Prow in between theEmmons Glacier to the south and theWinthrop Glacier to the north. The glacier starts below the Steamboat Prow at about 9,400 feet (2,900 m) and flows northeast down to itsmoraine at 7,000 feet (2,100 m).[4] A small subsidiary peak of Rainier, namedMount Ruth, lies adjacent to the glacier.[4] Meltwater from the glacier is the source of the Inter Fork of theWhite River.[3]
People climbing the Emmons Glacier route to the Mount Rainier summit typically travel via the Inter Glacier to Camp Curtis or Camp Schurman, located near the head of the glacier.Crevasses are a hazard[5] that killed Chris Kapaun in 1998 while descending unroped.[6]
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