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A photo of Carbon Glacier.

June 1990 (approx.)

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At about 3,520 feet in elevation, the terminus of Carbon Glacier on Mount Rainier is the lowest active glacier in the lower 48 states (NPS, [2010]).

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A photo of Carbon Glacier.

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