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Which mountain in the conterminous U.S. has the most glaciers?

Mount Rainier, Washington, at 14,410 feet (4,393 meters), the highest peak in the Cascade Range, is a dormant volcano whose glacier ice cover exceeds that of any other mountain in the conterminous United States. Mount Rainier has approximately 26 glaciers. It contains more than five times the glacier area of all the other Cascade volcanoes combined. Mount Baker (Washington) at 10,778 feet (3,285 meters), is also a glacier-clad volcano in the North Cascade Mountains. With 10 glaciers, it is second to Mount Rainier in both number and area of its glaciers.

Learn more: USGS Water Science School - Glaciers: Things to Know