Palmer Glacier
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Wahkeenah, Public domain.
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 7,736 feet
- Description: glacier in the United States
- Also known as: “Palmer Snowfield” and “Salmon River Glacier”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Zigzag Glacier and Coalman 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.
Coalman Glacier
Glacier
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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.
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.
Palmer Glacier
- Category: landform
- Location: Clackamas, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.35638° or 45° 21′ 23″ northLongitude
-121.70485° or 121° 42′ 18″ westElevation
7,736 feet (2,358 metres)Open location code
84QW974W+H3OpenStreetMap ID
way 542527388OpenStreetMap feature
natural=glacier
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Satellite Map
Discover Palmer Glacier from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Cebuano—“Palmer Glacier” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نهر بالمر الجليدي”
- Cebuano: “Palmer Glacier”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Rhododendron and Faubion.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include White River Glacier and Illumination Saddle.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Palmer Glacier”. Photo: Wahkeenah, Public domain.