Eliot Glacier
Eliot Glacier is a glacier on the northeastern slopes of Mount Hood in the U.S. state of Oregon. Researchers have reported that Eliot Glacier covered an area of 395 acres in 2004 but had retreated 680 meters since 1901, though that decline was less than all but one other glacier on Mount Hood.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Hood and Coalman Glacier.
Mount Hood
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Mount Hood is the highest mountain in the state of Oregon and a major outdoor recreation site in the Pacific Northwest. Located about 50 miles east-southeast of Portland, the mountain is visible from the city on clear days and usually forms the backdrop for the Portland skyline in postcards and photographs of the city.
Coalman Glacier
Glacier
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The Coalman Glacier is a glacier located on the upper slopes of Mount Hood in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is the mountain's highest glacier ranging from about 11,200 to 10,500 ft, located within the crater rim, southwest of the peak.
Zigzag Glacier
Glacier
Zigzag Glacier is an alpine glacier located on the upper southwest slopes of Mount Hood in the U.S. state of Oregon. It ranges in elevation from 10,200 to 7,200 feet with fingers in canyons extending to about 6,400 feet, and lies almost entirely within Mount Hood Wilderness.
Eliot Glacier
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 7,733 feet
- Description: glacier in Oregon
- Category: landform
- Location: Hood River, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
45.38459° or 45° 23′ 5″ northLongitude
-121.67988° or 121° 40′ 48″ westElevation
7,733 feet (2,357 metres)Open location code
84QW98MC+R2OpenStreetMap ID
way 146985880OpenStreetMap feature
natural=glacier
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Japanese—“Eliot Glacier” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نهر إليوت الجليدي”
- Cebuano: “Eliot Glacier”
- German: “Eliot-Gletscher”
- Japanese: “エリオット氷河”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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