Avalanche deposit, Little Tahoma Peak, White River Valley, Mount Rainier National Park, Pierce County, Washington. 1967.
Dates
Date Taken
1967
Summary
Album Caption: Mount Rainier National Park, Washington. The avalanche deposit of rock debris in the foreground originated in rockfalls from Little Tahoma Peak. The deposit buried the former floor of the White River valley to depths as great as 100 feet. The boulder on the ridge at the left has dimensions of about 24 by 30 by 46 feet. Circa 1967. Pierce County, Washington. Published in U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1288, figure 19. 1969.
Summary
Album Caption: Mount Rainier National Park, Washington.
The avalanche deposit of rock debris in the foreground originated in rockfalls from Little Tahoma Peak. The deposit buried the former floor of the White River valley to depths as great as 100 feet. The boulder on the ridge at the left has dimensions of about 24 by 30 by 46 feet. Circa 1967.
Pierce County, Washington.
Published in U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1288, figure 19. 1969.
Image located in U.S. Geological Survey Photographic Library, Crandell, D.R. Collection album, no.121.
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