Hubert Glacier

Hubert Glacier
Type Mountain glacier
Location Mount Olympus, Olympic National Park, Jefferson County, Washington, USA
Coordinates [1]

Hubert Glacier is a medium-sized glacier located on the south side of Mount Olympus in the Olympic Mountains and Olympic National Park. Due to its southern orientation, the glacier is smaller than those on the north side of Mount Olympus, such as Blue Glacier.[1]

Named for Anna Hubert, the only female member of the first ascent of Mount Olympus,[2] the Hubert Glacier occupies a cirque at the bottom of the headwall, with one branch extending to the south up the mountainside. Starting from this highpoint of the glacier at 6,500 feet (2,000 m), it flows northward until it meets the glacial ice located in the cirque at about 5,600 ft (1,700 m).[3] The glacier changes direction and flows west to its terminus at about 5,000 ft (1,500 m).[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b c Google Earth images.
  2. ^ Majors, Harry M. (1975). Exploring Washington. Van Winkle Publishing Co. p. 72. ISBN 978-0-918664-00-6. http://books.google.com/books?id=CoWrPQAACAAJ. 
  3. ^ "USGS Mount Olympus (WA) Topo Map". USGS Quad maps. TopoQuest.com. http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?lat=47.78538&lon=-123.7015&s=48&size=l&u=4&datum=nad83&layer=DRG. Retrieved 2008-07-05. 
Mount Olympus
Blue Glacier · Hoh Glacier · Hubert Glacier · Humes Glacier · Jeffers Glacier · White Glacier
Mount Anderson
Other mountains
See also
Glaciers of Mount Adams · Glaciers of Mount Baker · Glaciers of Mount Rainier · Glaciers of Mount St. Helens · Glaciers of other Washington mountains