Blue Glacier Lateral Moraine
From Oregon Hikers Field Guide
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- Hikes to this destination:
- Hoh River to Blue Glacier Hike (TH | <— —> | LOG)
- Weather forecast: NWS/NOAA
- Maps: Oregon Hikers Maps Google Maps
- Latitude, Longitude: 47.8248, -123.6831
- Elevation: 5100 feet
Description
The Blue Glacier glistens below your perch on this steep-sided moraine. Listen for the occasional creak and groan as the glacier shifts. Across are the slopes of Mount Olympus, capped by the vast white hump of Snow Dome, the route most climbers take once they have negotiated the glacier. The West Peak of Mount Olympus, its highest point at 7,989 feet, juts above the Dome. The Blue Glacier issues from an expansive cirque, with Glacier Pass the lowest point on the cirque ridge and Mount Mathias directly to the north of the pass.
To the left, a path continues to a point where mountaineers need to skitter down the steep unstable slope of the moraine on their way to Mount Olympus.
More Links
- Blue Glacier (Wikipedia)
- Mount Olympus/Blue Glacier (Mountaineers)
- Glaciers and Climate Change (Olympic National Park)
Contributors
- bobcat (creator)