Are there any glaciers below 8,500 ft in Washington State?

[Njord]

Trying to find out if there are any glaciers that are below 8,500 ft. in Washington State. If you know of any, can you list them for me?

Cheers,
Njord

[bfree]

Really? Lots of them, way too many to list.

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[Snow Spirit]

Google Earth

[Hugh Conway]

all of the ones on the olympic peninsula

[Bromontana]

You're implying the upper end of the zone of accumulation is below 8,500'?

[mtngirl79]

Mt Olympus is 7,890 ft.... it has glaciers.

[summit]

What is the significance of 8,500ft?

[rainier]

There are a shitload with the head below 8500. Many more if you are only concerned with the toe being below 8500.

[Bromontana]

What is the significance of 8,500ft?

That's the definition of "high altitude" iirc. At least, that's what I've been told, that' above 8-8,500' incidence of HA sickness ramps up.

[summit]

8000ft is the usual definition for where "intermediate" becomes "high altitude."

8000ft is the usually quoted altitude above which altitude illness incidence shoots up.

(1997, Hultgren, High Altitude Medicine, p. 4)

[auvgeek]

8000ft is the usual definition for where "intermediate" becomes "high altitude."

8000ft is the usually quoted altitude above which altitude illness incidence shoots up.

(1997, Hultgren, High Altitude Medicine, p. 4)

Thanks for the info. Did not know that.

[Kyle Miller]

The Carbon Glacier goes down to around 3500 feet!

[GeezerSteve]

List them? ha ha ha ha. Many of them are not named.

[String]

There is one off of highway 542. Rumour has it the glacier contains an italian restaurant and a lot of people that try to hard to be locals.

[PNWbrit]

Trying to find out if there are any glaciers that are below 8,500 ft. in Washington State. If you know of any, can you list them for me?

Cheers,
Njord

School project or something?

[Chainsaw_Willie]

Snowking.

[HotCarl]

WHY,GODDAMN YOU?!!?

[samthaman]

There is one off of highway 542. Rumour has it the glacier contains an italian restaurant and a lot of people that try to hard to be locals.

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