Paradise Ice Caves

The Paradise Ice Caves were a system of interconnected glacier caves located within Mount Rainier's Paradise Glacier in the United States. These glacier caves were visited and documented at least as early as 1908. They have a varied natural history, as their size and even existence has changed over time, from a maximum surveyed length of 13.25 kilometers in 1978, to not existing at all during both the 1940s and 1990s due to glacial recession. In 1978 they were the longest mapped system of glacier caves in the world.

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Location: 46.82, -121.72, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  Paradise Ice Caves ⓘ
  Glacier caves in Washington, United States

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  Stevens Canyon Tunnel ⓘ
  

1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

1937 Stevens Canyon Tunnel

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Ice cave in Paradise Glacier, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, ca 1907 (BAR 172)

Interior of ice cave, Paradise Glacier, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, ca 1907 (BAR 29)

Hiker standing inside of ice cave in Paradise Glacier, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, ca 1907 (BAR 170)

Ice cave, Paradise Glacier, Mt. Rainier National Park, Washington LCCN2002699863

Mountaineer in a Paradise Glacier ice cave, Mount Rainier National Park (4322470031)

Woman in bathing suit at edge of stream near Paradise Glacier ice cave, Mount Rainier National Park (4323204048)

Party of mountaineers in ice cave (4306807171)

Party of boys in ice cave (4307382490)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
site	cave		Paradise Ice Caves	cave	Wikidata
site	tunnel	1937	Stevens Canyon Tunnel	road tunnel	Wikidata
commons	image		Ice cave in Paradise Glacier, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, ca 1907 (BAR 172)		Commons
commons	image		Interior of ice cave, Paradise Glacier, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, ca 1907 (BAR 29)		Commons
commons	image		Hiker standing inside of ice cave in Paradise Glacier, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, ca 1907 (BAR 170)		Commons
commons	image		Ice cave, Paradise Glacier, Mt. Rainier National Park, Washington LCCN2002699863		Commons
commons	image		Mountaineer in a Paradise Glacier ice cave, Mount Rainier National Park (4322470031)		Commons
commons	image		Woman in bathing suit at edge of stream near Paradise Glacier ice cave, Mount Rainier National Park (4323204048)		Commons
commons	image		Party of mountaineers in ice cave (4306807171)		Commons
commons	image		Party of boys in ice cave (4307382490)		Commons