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A photo of Carbon Glacier.

June 1990 (approx.)

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Pulverized rock imbedded in the ice give Carbon Glacier its dark appearance. This zoomed-in view shows detail of the high, oversteepened cliffs of ice that gives the summit of Mount Rainier a foreboding appearance. 

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A photo of Carbon Glacier.

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