Ice River Glacier, Olympic National Park

#60 among attractions in Olympic National Park

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Ice River Glacier is located 2.4 miles northeast of Mount Olympus in the Olympic Mountains of Olympic National Park in the U.S. state of Washington. Starting at an elevation of 6,400 feet on the northern slope of a subpeak of Mount Olympus known as Mercury, the glacier flows northwest as it descends. The glacier reaches as low as 5,200 ft before terminating. Though the glacier lies adjacent to the much larger Blue Glacier, an arête separates the two glaciers. ()

Length: 1848 ftCoordinates: 47°49'27"N, 123°40'5"W

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Ice River Glacier – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mount Queets, Mount Mathias, Mount Fairchild, Mount Carrie.

5.5 miSE
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Mount Queets, Olympic National Park
140 min walk • Mount Queets is a 6,476-foot mountain summit located deep within Olympic National Park in Jefferson County of Washington state. With a good eye and clear weather, the top of the mountain can be seen from the visitor center at Hurricane Ridge. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Meany, 0.8 mi to the south.
1.4 miS
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Mount Mathias, Olympic National Park
37 min walk • Mount Mathias is a 7,156-foot mountain summit located within Olympic National Park in Jefferson County of Washington state. Its nearest higher neighbor is Mount Olympus, 1.76 mi to the east. Mount Mathias is wedged between the massive Blue Glacier below its west slope, and the Hoh Glacier on the east side.
5.5 miN
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Mount Fairchild, Olympic National Park
140 min walk • Mount Fairchild, also known as Mount William Fairchild, is a 6,900-foot glaciated mountain summit located within Olympic National Park in Clallam County of Washington state. Mt.
4.9 miN
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Mount Carrie, Olympic National Park
126 min walk • Mount Carrie is a 6,995-foot mountain summit located within Olympic National Park in Clallam County of Washington state. Mt. Carrie is the highest point in the Bailey Range which is a subrange of the Olympic Mountains.
4.6 miNE
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Stephen Peak, Olympic National Park
118 min walk • Stephen Peak is a 6,418-foot mountain summit located within Olympic National Park in Jefferson County of Washington state. Stephen Peak is the fifth-highest peak in the Bailey Range, which is a subrange of the Olympic Mountains.
2.5 miSW
Highest peak in the Olympic Mountains
Mount Olympus, Olympic National Park
63 min walk • Mount Olympus, at 7,980 feet, is the tallest and most prominent mountain in the Olympic Mountains of western Washington state. Located on the Olympic Peninsula, it is also the central feature of Olympic National Park.
4.8 miE
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Mount Ferry, Olympic National Park
123 min walk • Mount Ferry is a 6,195-foot mountain summit located within Olympic National Park in Jefferson County of Washington state. Mount Ferry is the eighth-highest peak in the Bailey Range, which is a subrange of the Olympic Mountains. In clear weather, the mountain can be seen from the visitor center at Hurricane Ridge.
4.4 miE
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Mount Pulitzer, Olympic National Park
113 min walk • Mount Pulitzer, also known as Snagtooth, is a 6,283-foot mountain summit located within Olympic National Park in Jefferson County of Washington state. Mount Pulitzer is the sixth-highest peak in the Bailey Range, which is a subrange of the Olympic Mountains.
2.6 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Olympic Mountains, Olympic National Park
66 min walk • The Olympic Mountains are a mountain range on the Olympic Peninsula of the Pacific Northwest of the United States.
1.7 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Blue Glacier, Olympic National Park
43 min walk • Blue Glacier is a large glacier located to the north of Mount Olympus in the Olympic Mountains of Washington. The glacier covers an area of 1.7 sq mi and contains 580,000,000 cu ft of ice and snow in spite of its low terminus elevation.
5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Queets Glacier, Olympic National Park
128 min walk • 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.