Blue Glacier (Olympic Mountains)
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Blue Glacier is a prominent valley glacier on Washington's Mount Olympus, known for its striking blue ice and role as a key source of the Hoh River.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | valley glacier ⓘ |
| accessTrail | Hoh River Trail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| area |
approximately 2.0 square miles
ⓘ
approximately 5.3 square kilometers ⓘ |
| climateZone | maritime ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| drainsInto | Hoh River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevationMax |
about 2100 meters
ⓘ
about 6900 feet ⓘ |
| elevationMin |
about 1200 meters
ⓘ
about 3900 feet ⓘ |
| firstMajorMeltwaterRecipient | Hoh River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | Olympic Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| glacierType | valley glacier ⓘ |
| hasColor | blue ⓘ |
| hasFeature | blue ice ⓘ |
| hydrologicalBasin | Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSourceOf | Hoh River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length |
about 2.7 miles
ⓘ
about 4.3 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Jefferson County, Washington
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Olympic Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ Olympic National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Washington ⓘ
surface form:
Washington (state)
|
| locatedOn | Mount Olympus (Washington) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Olympic Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | its blue-colored ice ⓘ |
| nationalPark | Olympic National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Hoh Rain Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a major source of the Hoh River
ⓘ
striking blue ice ⓘ |
| partOf | Mount Olympus glacier system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryAspect | northwest ⓘ |
| protectedArea | Olympic National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| state | Washington (state) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | retreating ⓘ |
| surfaceFeature |
crevasses
ⓘ
seracs ⓘ |
| terminusType |
icefall
ⓘ
moraine ⓘ |
| usedFor |
climbing access to Mount Olympus
ⓘ
glaciological research ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.