Sandy Glacier, Mount Hood Wilderness

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

#6 among attractions in Mount Hood Wilderness

Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature

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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. The lower extent was marked by the Sandy Glacier Caves, possibly the largest glacier cave system in the lower 48 U.S. states. ()

Coordinates: 45°22'52"N, 121°42'54"W

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Mount Hood Wilderness United States

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

Nearby attractions include: Coalman Glacier, Reid Glacier, Ladd Glacier, Bull Run National Forest.

1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Coalman Glacier, Mount Hood Wilderness
27 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.
0.7 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Reid Glacier, Mount Hood Wilderness
18 min walk • 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.
0.7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Ladd Glacier, Mount Hood Wilderness
19 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.
0.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Bull Run National Forest, Mount Hood Wilderness
23 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.
1.1 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Zigzag Glacier, Mount Hood Wilderness
30 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.
~1650 ftNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Sandy Glacier Caves, Mount Hood Wilderness
8 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.
1.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Coe Glacier, Mount Hood Wilderness
28 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.
0.6 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Glisan Glacier, Mount Hood Wilderness
15 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 miSE
Volcanic mountain with Timberline Lodge
Mount Hood, Mount Hood Wilderness
27 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 Sandy Glacier?

Nearby attractions include Sandy Glacier Caves, Mount Hood Wilderness (8 min walk), Glisan Glacier, Mount Hood Wilderness (15 min walk), Reid Glacier, Mount Hood Wilderness (18 min walk), Ladd Glacier, Mount Hood Wilderness (19 min walk).