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.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 Mount Hood and Zigzag Glacier.
Mount Hood
Photo: Kamalavenkatesh, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
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.
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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