Tags: Glacier.
The Winthrop Glacier is a large glacier on the northeastern side of Mount Rainier in Washington. Named after Theodore Winthrop the body of ice covers 3.5 mile2 (9.1 km2) and has a volume of 18.5 billion feet3 (523 million m3). Starting at over 14300 feet (4400 m) at the Columbia Crest the glacier heads north and descends steeply over the uneven topography of Rainier. Another glacier the Emmons Glacier is directly connected to this glacier up to the Steamboat Prow.
