Crater Glacier
The Crater Glacier is a geologically young glacier on Mount St. Helens, in the U.S. state of Washington. The glacier formed after the 1980 eruption and due to its location, the body of ice grew rapidly, unknown to the public for nearly 20 years.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 6,309 feet
- Description: glacier in Washington state, at Mount Saint Helens
- Also known as: “Tulutson Glacier”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount St. Helens and Loowit Falls.
Mount St. Helens
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument is a United States national monument in southwest Washington State that was the site of a massive volcanic eruption on 18 May 1980.
Loowit Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Jeffhollett, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Loowit Falls is a waterfall, which is situated 2 miles north of Crater Glacier.
Crater Glacier
- Category: landform
- Location: Skamania, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Urdu—“Crater Glacier” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Crater Glacier”
- Dutch: “Crater Glacier”
- Esperanto: “Glaĉero Kratero”
- French: “glacier Crater”
- French: “Glacier Crater”
- German: “Crater-Gletscher”
- Hebrew: “קרחון הלוע”
- Japanese: “クレーター氷河”
- Urdu: “کریٹیر گلیشیر”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 1980 Crater and Dryer Glacier.
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