Zigzag 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 8,494 feet
- Description: glacier in the United States
- Also known as: “Zig Zag Glacier”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Hood and Palmer 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.
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.
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.
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.
Zigzag Glacier
- Category: landform
- Location: Clackamas, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.36513° or 45° 21′ 55″ northLongitude
-121.71° or 121° 42′ 36″ westElevation
8,494 feet (2,589 metres)Open location code
84QW978Q+3XOpenStreetMap ID
way 542527389OpenStreetMap feature
natural=glacier
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Cebuano—“Zigzag Glacier” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نهر المتعرج الجليدي”
- Cebuano: “Zigzag Glacier”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Rhododendron and Faubion.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Illumination Rock and Illumination Saddle.
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