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Line 1: {{Short description\|Glacier in United States}} ~~{{Infobox_Glacier \| glacier_name = Russell Glacier~~ {{Infobox glacier \| image_name = Russell Glacier 21082.JPG▼ \| ~~caption~~name = ~~Ablation zone of~~ Russell Glacier ~~with Carbon Glacer behind~~ ▲ \| ~~image_name~~photo = Russell Glacier 21082.JPG \| type = Mountain glacier▼ \| photo_caption = Ablation zone of Russell Glacier with Carbon Glacier behind \| location = [[Mount Rainier]], [[Washington]], [[United States\|U.S.]]▼ ▲ \| type = Mountain glacier \| coordinates = {{coor dms\|46\|53\|52\|N\|121\|47\|20\|W\|type:glacier}}▼ ▲ \| location = [[Mount Rainier]], [[Pierce County, Washington]], [[United States\|~~U.S.~~USA]] \| area = {{convert\|1.3\|sqmi\|km2\|1}}, 1983<ref name="USGS">{{Cite web\|title= DESCRIPTION: Mount Rainier Glaciers and Glaciations - Mount Rainier Glacier Hazards and Glacial Outburst Floods\|url=http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/Rainier/Glaciers/description_rainier_glaciers.html\|accessdate= 2007-11-19\|publisher=USGS}}</ref>▼ ▲ \| ~~coordinates~~coords = {{~~coor dms~~coord\|46\|53\|52\|N\|121\|47\|20\|W\|type:glacier}} ~~\| length =~~ ▲ \| area = {{convert\|1.3\|sqmi\|km2\|1}}, 1983<ref name="USGS">{{Cite web\|title= DESCRIPTION: Mount Rainier Glaciers and Glaciations - Mount Rainier Glacier Hazards and Glacial Outburst Floods\|url=http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/Rainier/Glaciers/description_rainier_glaciers.html\|accessdate= 2007-11-19\|publisher=USGS}}</ref> ~~\| thickness =~~ \| ~~terminus~~length = \| ~~status~~thickness = \| terminus = \| status = }} The '''Russell Glacier''' is a medium-sized [[glacier]] on the north flank of [[Mount Rainier]], [[Washington (U.S. state)\|Washington]]. It Named for the geologist [[Israel Russell]],<ref name=majors>{{Cite book\| last = Majors \| first = Harry M. \| title = Exploring Washington \| publisher = Van Winkle Publishing Co \| year = 1975 \| page = 125 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CoWrPQAACAAJ\| isbn = 978-0-918664-00-6}}</ref> it covers {{convert\|1.3\|sqmi\|km2\|1}} and contains 3.1 billion ft³<sup>3</sup> (88 million m³<sup>3</sup>) of [[ice]].<ref name="USGS"/> Starting from its highest point at {{Convert\|9400\|ft\|m\|-2}}, the Russell Glacier flows northeast towards the [[Carbon Glacier]] and contributes ice to the larger glacier before becoming distinct below {{Convert\|7000\|ft\|m\|-2}}.<ref name="TZ">{{Cite web\|title=USGS Mowich Lake (WA) Topo Map\|work=USGS Quad maps\|url=http://www.topoquest.com/map.php?lat=46.89790&lon=-121.78898&datum=nad27&zoom=8\|publisher=TopoQuest.com\|accessdate=2008-05-17}}</ref> With most of the ice located from {{Convert\|8000\|ft\|m\|-2}} to {{Convert\|9000\|ft\|m\|-2}}, the glacier only descends to {{Convert\|6800\|ft\|m\|-2}}, unlike the much lower extent of the Carbon Glacier.<ref name="TZ"/> Echo Rock and {{Convert\|8364\|ft\|m\|0~~\|abbr=on\|abbr=on\|abbr=on\|abbr=on\|abbr=on~~\|abbr=on}} Observation Rock, two minor sub-peaks of Rainier, lie northwest of this glacier. Meltwater from the glacier eventually reaches the [[Carbon River]].<ref name="USGS"/> ==See also== Line 21 ⟶ 23: {{Glaciers of Mount Rainier}} [[Category:Glaciers of Mount Rainier]] [[Category:Glaciers of Washington (state)]]