Southwest of the White River valley, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington. 1964.
Dates
Date Taken
1964
Summary
Mount Rainier National Park, Washington. Southwest of the White River valley on the northeast side of Mount Rainier. Rock debris was deposited in 1963 by avalanches on Emmons Glacier (center). It extended about 4 miles from the north side of Little Tahoma Peak to a point on the valley floor just to the right of the dead snag (lower left). The forested area on the valley floor is a terminal moraine of the Emmons Glacier formed within the last few centuries. 1964.
Summary
Mount Rainier National Park, Washington.
Southwest of the White River valley on the northeast side of Mount Rainier. Rock debris was deposited in 1963 by avalanches on Emmons Glacier (center). It extended about 4 miles from the north side of Little Tahoma Peak to a point on the valley floor just to the right of the dead snag (lower left). The forested area on the valley floor is a terminal moraine of the Emmons Glacier formed within the last few centuries. 1964.
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Image located in U.S. Geological Survey Photographic Library, color transparency album, Crandell, D.R. Collection, no.141.
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