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{{Short description|Glacier in the United States}}
{{Infobox glacier
| name = Pyramid Glacier
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| location = [[Washington]], [[United States|U.S.]]▼
| type = Mountain glacier
| coords = {{coord|46|49|23|N|121|47|26|W|type:glacier}}<ref>[[Google Earth]] images.</ref>
| area = {{convert|0.2|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>
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The '''Pyramid Glacier''' is actually a scattering of [[glaciers]] and snowfields located on the south-southwestern flank of [[Mount Rainier]] in [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington]]. It covers {{convert|0.2|sqmi|km2|1}} and contains 400 million ft<sup>3</sup> (11 million m<sup>3</sup>) of ice.<ref name="USGS"/> The glaciers lie at an elevation ranging from about {{Convert|7000|ft|m|-2}} to {{Convert|9000|ft|m|-2|abbr=on}}.<ref name="TZ">{{Cite web|
In a June 2023 report from the [[National Park Service]], the glacier had lost 34% of its volume between 2015 and 2021.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bush |first1=Evan |title=Three of Mount Rainier's glaciers have melted away |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/three-mount-rainiers-glaciers-melted-away-rcna89123 |access-date=June 25, 2023 |work=NBC News |date=June 22, 2023}}</ref> Based on 2022 satellite imagery, glaciologist [[Mauri Pelto]] declared Pyramid Glacier dead.<ref name=ryan>{{citation |last=Ryan|first=John|title=Another three bite the dust: Heat melts Mount Rainier glaciers | newspaper=[[KUOW-FM|KUOW]] |date=June 13, 2023|url=https://www.kuow.org/stories/another-three-bite-the-dust-rip-3-mount-rainier-glaciers}}</ref>
==References==▼
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==See also==
*[[List of glaciers]]
▲==References==
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{{Glaciers of Mount Rainier}}
[[Category:Glaciers of Washington]]▼
[[Category:Glaciers of Mount Rainier]]
▲[[Category:Glaciers of Washington (state)]]
[[Category:Former glaciers of North America]]
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