Newton Clark Glacier, Mount Hood Wilderness

#12 among attractions in Mount Hood Wilderness

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Newton Clark Glacier is an alpine glacier on the southeast slope of Mount Hood in the U.S. state of Oregon. The glacier extends from 10,400 to 6,500 feet. The glacier lies entirely within Mount Hood Wilderness. ()

Coordinates: 45°22'9"N, 121°40'59"W

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Newton Clark Glacier – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Coalman Glacier, Palmer Glacier, White River Glacier, Bull Run National Forest.

0.8 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Coalman Glacier, Mount Hood Wilderness
21 min walk • The Coalman Glacier is a glacier located on the upper slopes of Mount Hood in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is the mountain's highest glacier ranging from about 11,200 to 10,500 ft, located within the crater rim, southwest of the peak.
1.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Palmer Glacier, Mount Hood National Forest
36 min walk • Palmer Glacier is a glacier on the south slopes of Mount Hood in the U.S. state of Oregon. The glacier is situated at an elevation range of 9,300 to 6,200 feet, and was named for Joel Palmer, an Oregon pioneer.
1.1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
White River Glacier, Mount Hood Wilderness
28 min walk • White River Glacier is an alpine glacier located on the south slopes of Mount Hood in the U.S. state of Oregon. It ranges in elevation from about 10,000 to 6,200 feet.
1 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Bull Run National Forest, Mount Hood Wilderness
27 min walk • Bull Run National Forest was established as the Bull Run Forest Reserve by the General Land Office in Oregon on June 17, 1892, with 142,080 acres. After the transfer of federal forests to the U.S. Forest Service in 1905, it became a National Forest on March 4, 1907.
1.2 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Zigzag Glacier, Mount Hood Wilderness
32 min walk • Zigzag Glacier is an alpine glacier located on the upper southwest slopes of Mount Hood in the U.S. state of Oregon. It ranges in elevation from 10,200 to 7,200 feet with fingers in canyons extending to about 6,400 feet, and lies almost entirely within Mount Hood Wilderness.
1 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Eliot Glacier, Mount Hood Wilderness
25 min walk • Eliot Glacier is a glacier on the northeastern slopes of Mount Hood in the U.S. state of Oregon. Researchers have reported that Eliot Glacier covered an area of 395 acres in 2004 but had retreated 680 meters since 1901, though that decline was less than all but one other glacier on Mount Hood.
0.7 miNW
Volcanic mountain with Timberline Lodge
Mount Hood, Mount Hood Wilderness
18 min walk • Mount Hood is a potentially active stratovolcano in the Cascade Volcanic Arc. It was formed by a subduction zone on the Pacific coast and rests in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.