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Blue Glacier is a large glacier located to the north of Mount Olympus in the Olympic Mountains of Washington. [4] The glacier covers an area of 1.7 sq mi (4.4 km 2 ) and contains 580,000,000 cu ft (16,000,000 m 3 ) of ice and snow in spite of its low terminus elevation. [ 2 ]
The southernmost named glacier is the Lilliput Glacier in Tulare County, east of the Central Valley of California. Apart from Alaska, around 1330 glaciers, 1175 perennial snow fields , and 35 buried-ice features have been identified.
Glaciers in California. For convenience, all glaciers in California should be included in this category. This includes all the glaciers that can also be found in the subcategories.
Mt. Olympus, Los Angeles. Mt. Olympus is a neighborhood in the Hollywood Hills area of the city of Los Angeles, California. [1] Considered a subdistrict of Laurel Canyon, the 300-acre (120 ha) neighborhood is known for its upscale housing and wide streets. [2] Mt. Olympus can be reached by taking Laurel Canyon Blvd. to Mt. Olympus Drive. [3]
Humes Glacier is located in the Olympic Mountains in Olympic National Park, approximately 2.25 miles (3.62 km) southeast of the summit of Mount Olympus. [2] The glacier starts at nearly 6,000 ft (1,800 m) and descends downslope 1.25 mi (2.01 km), terminating at 4,800 ft (1,500 m) above sea level.
Mount Olympus, at 7,980 feet (2,430 m), is the tallest and most prominent mountain in the Olympic Mountains of the U.S. state of Washington. Located on the Olympic Peninsula , it is also a central feature of Olympic National Park .
Mount Olympus receives a large amount of snow and consequently has the greatest glaciation of any non-volcanic peak in the contiguous United States outside of the North Cascades. It has several glaciers, the largest of which is Hoh Glacier at 3.06 miles (4.93 km) in length. In the east, the range becomes much drier due to the rain shadow of the ...
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 .