Mississippi Head
Mississippi Head is a cliff in Clackamas, Oregon and has an elevation of 7,139 feet.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Palmer Glacier and Zigzag Glacier.
Palmer Glacier
Glacier
Photo: Wahkeenah, Public domain.
Palmer Glacier is an extinct glacier on the south slopes of Mount Hood in the U.S. state of Oregon. With glacial ice movement having stopped in the mid-1980s, it is now considered a snowfield rather than an active glacier.
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.
Silcox Hut
Mountain hut
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Silcox Hut is a small rustic mid-mountain lodge located at 6,950 feet elevation on Mount Hood, Oregon, United States. It is approximately 1,000 feet vertical above Timberline Lodge and roughly one mile distance directly up the mountain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Government Camp.
Government Camp
Photo: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Government Camp is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States, on the base of Mount Hood and north of Tom Dick and Harry Mountain.
Mississippi Head
- Type: Cliff with an elevation of 7,139 feet
- Description: cliff in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States
- Category: landform
- Location: Clackamas, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Mississippi Head” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Mississippi Head”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Zigzag Ranger District and Cloud Cap-Tilly Jane Historic Area.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mount Hood Wilderness and Silcox Hut.
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