Reid Glacier, Mount Hood Wilderness

Name: Reid Glacier
Address: Mount Hood Wilderness, United States

#7 among attractions in Mount Hood Wilderness

Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature

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Reid Glacier is an alpine glacier located on the west slope of Mount Hood in the U.S. state of Oregon. It ranges in elevation from about 9,800 to 6,000 feet. The glacier is the source of the Sandy River. The upper extent of the glacier is known for extensive crevasses. ()

Length: 3960 ftCoordinates: 45°22'17"N, 121°43'5"W

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Mount Hood Wilderness United States

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Reid Glacier – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Coalman Glacier, Palmer Glacier, White River Glacier, Sandy Glacier.

0.9 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Coalman Glacier, Mount Hood Wilderness
24 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.
1.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Palmer Glacier, Mount Hood National Forest
32 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.
1.3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
White River Glacier, Mount Hood Wilderness
33 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.
0.7 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Sandy Glacier, Mount Hood Wilderness
18 min walk • Sandy Glacier is an alpine glacier located on the west slope of Mount Hood in the U.S. state of Oregon. It extends in elevation from about 8,800 to 6,000 feet. The glacier is the source of Muddy Fork, a tributary of the Sandy River. The upper extent of the glacier is known for extensive crevasses.
1.3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Ladd Glacier, Mount Hood Wilderness
35 min walk • Ladd Glacier is an alpine glacier on the north slope of Mount Hood in the U.S. state of Oregon. It lies at an average elevation of 7,500 feet. The glacier lies entirely within Mount Hood Wilderness.
0.7 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Bull Run National Forest, Mount Hood Wilderness
18 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.
0.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Zigzag Glacier, Mount Hood Wilderness
17 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.
0.9 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Sandy Glacier Caves, Mount Hood Wilderness
24 min walk • The Sandy Glacier Caves are a system of glacier caves within the ice of Sandy Glacier on Mount Hood, Oregon. They are thought to be the largest glacier caves in the lower 48 states of the United States.
1.6 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Coe Glacier, Mount Hood Wilderness
42 min walk • Coe Glacier is in the U.S. state of Oregon. The glacier is situated in the Cascade Range on the north slope of Mount Hood, at an elevation between 10,500 and 6,400 ft. Between 1907 and 2004, Coe Glacier lost 15% of its surface area. The glacier terminus retreated 390 metres over the same time period.
1.2 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Glisan Glacier, Mount Hood Wilderness
32 min walk • Glisan Glacier is an alpine glacier located on the northwest slope of Mount Hood in the US state of Oregon. It lies at an average altitude of 7,500 feet.
1.1 miE
Volcanic mountain with Timberline Lodge
Mount Hood, Mount Hood Wilderness
28 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.

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Which popular attractions are close to Reid Glacier?

Nearby attractions include Zigzag Glacier, Mount Hood Wilderness (17 min walk), Sandy Glacier, Mount Hood Wilderness (18 min walk), Bull Run National Forest, Mount Hood Wilderness (18 min walk), Coalman Glacier, Mount Hood Wilderness (24 min walk).