Queets Basin

Queets Basin is a depression in Jefferson, Washington and has an elevation of 3,379 feet.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Queets Glacier and Humes Glacier.

Queets Glacier

Glacier

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Queets Glacier is located in the Olympic Mountains in Olympic National Park in the U.S. state of Washington. The glacier lies on the northwest side of Mount Queets at an elevation of about 5,564 feet, the glacier descends northwest, bounded by two arêtes on either side.

Humes Glacier

Glacier

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Humes Glacier is located in the Olympic Mountains in Olympic National Park, approximately 2.25 miles southeast of the summit of Mount Olympus. The glacier starts at nearly 6,000 ft and descends downslope 1.25 mi, terminating at 4,800 ft above sea level. Humes Glacier is situated 1½ miles northwest of Queets Basin.

Mount Queets

Peak

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Mount Queets is a 6,476-foot mountain summit located deep within Olympic National Park in Jefferson County of Washington state, United States. With a good eye and clear weather, the top of the mountain can be seen from the visitor center at Hurricane Ridge. Mount Queets is situated 1½ miles southeast of Queets Basin.

Queets Basin

Type: Depression with an elevation of 3,379 feet
Category: landform
Location: Jefferson, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

47.77981° or 47° 46′ 47″ north

Longitude

-123.61796° or 123° 37′ 5″ west

Elevation

3,379 feet (1,030 metres)

Open location code

84VRQ9HJ+WR

GeoNames ID

5807659

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