Carrie Glacier

{{Short description|Glacier in Washington, United States}}

{{Infobox glacier

| name = Carrie Glacier

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| type = Mountain glacier

| location = Mount Carrie/Mount Fairchild, Olympic National Park, Clallam County, Washington, USA

| map = USA Washington

| label_position = right 475329N 1233805W

| map_size = 225

| coordinates = {{coord|47|53|29|N|123|38|05|W|region:US-WA|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_ref = {{cite gnis|id=1531450|name=Carrie Glacier|accessdate=2012-10-06}}

| area =

| length = {{convert|.50|mi|abbr=on}}

| thickness =

| terminus = Proglacial lake

| status = Retreating

}}

File:Fairchild_Glacier.jpg

Carrie Glacier is located on Mount Carrie and Mount Fairchild in the Olympic Mountains of Olympic National Park. Starting at an elevation of about {{convert|6800|ft|m|-2}}, the glacier descends northward, but the ice soon reaches a cliff.{{Cite map|publisher=TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps)|title=Mount Carrie, WA|url=http://www.topoquest.com/map.php?lat=47.89751&lon=-123.64363&datum=nad83&zoom=2&map=auto&coord=d&mode=zoomin&size=m|accessdate=2012-10-06}} Part of the Carrie Glacier plunges over the steep rockwall, contributing ice to an adjacent glacier, while the other section flows north-northeast, avoiding the precipitous drop. This segment of ice is confined by an arête to the west and Mount Fairchild to the east in a chute. The glacier reaches as low as {{convert|5000|ft|m|abbr=on|-2}} before terminating. There are several other patches of snow and glaciers located nearby, such as the Fairchild Glacier.

Mount Carrie and Carrie Glacier were named by surveyor Theodore Rixon for his fiancée Caroline Jones whom he met on a trail in Soleduck Valley.{{Cite book|last=Majors|first=Harry M.|title=Exploring Washington|publisher=Van Winkle Publishing Co|year=1975|page=71|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CoWrPQAACAAJ|isbn=978-0-918664-00-6}}