Hoh Glacier

Hoh Glacier
Hoh Glacier as seen from Bailey Range (courtesy National Park Service)
Hoh Glacier Mount Olympus, Olympic National Park, Jefferson County, Washington, USA
Type	Mountain glacier
Coordinates	47°47′54″N 123°40′13″W / 47.79833°N 123.67028°W / 47.79833; -123.67028Coordinates: 47°47′54″N 123°40′13″W / 47.79833°N 123.67028°W / 47.79833; -123.67028^[1]
Length	3.06 miles (4.93 km)^[2]

Hoh Glacier is a glacier on Mount Olympus in the Olympic National Park in Jefferson County of the U.S. state of Washington.^[3] It is the source of the Hoh River. Hoh Glacier is the longest glacier on Mount Olympus at 3.06 miles (4.93 km), though it is smaller in volume than Blue Glacier.^[2]

References

↑ "Hoh Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-10-05.
1 2 Spicer, Richard C. (1986). Glaciers in the Olympic Mountains, Washington: Present Distribution and Recent Variations. Thesis, University of Washington.
↑ Mount Olympus. WA (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved 2012-10-05.

Glaciers of the Olympic Mountains

Mount Olympus	Blue Glacier Hoh Glacier Hubert Glacier Humes Glacier Ice River Glacier Jeffers Glacier White Glacier

Mount Anderson	Anderson Glacier Eel Glacier Hanging Glacier

Other mountains	Cameron Glaciers Carrie Glacier Fairchild Glacier Lillian Glacier Queets Glacier

See also	Glaciers of Mount Adams Glaciers of Mount Baker Glaciers of Mount Rainier Glaciers of Mount St. Helens Glaciers of other Washington mountains

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