Queets Glacier
Glacier in Washington, United States
47°46′02″N 123°36′03″W / 47.76722°N 123.60083°W / 47.76722; -123.60083[1]Queets Glacier is located in the Olympic Mountains in Olympic National Park in the U.S. state of Washington.[2] The glacier lies on the northwest side of Mount Queets at an elevation of about 5,564 feet (1,696 m), the glacier descends northwest, bounded by two arêtes on either side.[1][2] The ice reaches as low as 5,000 ft (1,500 m) before terminating and giving rise to the headwaters of the Queets River.
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References
- ^ a b "Queets Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
- ^ a b Mount Queets, WA (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved 2012-10-13.
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Glaciers of the Olympic Mountains
- Blue Glacier
- Hoh Glacier
- Hubert Glacier
- Humes Glacier
- Ice River Glacier
- Jeffers Glacier
- White Glacier
- Anderson Glacier
- Eel Glacier
- Hanging Glacier
- Cameron Glaciers
- Carrie Glacier
- Fairchild Glacier
- Lillian Glacier
- Queets Glacier
- Glaciers of Mount Adams
- Glaciers of Mount Baker
- Glaciers of Mount Rainier
- Glaciers of Mount St. Helens
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