Blue Glacier route
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The Blue Glacier route is a classic mountaineering ascent on Washington’s Mount Olympus that follows the Blue Glacier and Snow Dome to reach the summit.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | mountaineering route ⓘ |
| approachDistance | approximately 17 miles one way to glacier ⓘ |
| approachVia | Hoh River Trail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campingArea |
Glacier Meadows
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Snow Dome (in good conditions) ⓘ |
| climbingType |
glacier travel
ⓘ
snow climbing ⓘ |
| difficultyRating | alpine PD to AD (varies with conditions) ⓘ |
| elevationGain | approximately 7000 feet ⓘ |
| finalSection | short rock scramble to summit ⓘ |
| firstAscentRouteOf | Mount Olympus (modern standard route) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Blue Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasObjective | summit of Mount Olympus ⓘ |
| hazard |
avalanches (in early season)
ⓘ
crevasses ⓘ moats ⓘ rockfall ⓘ whiteout conditions ⓘ |
| knownFor |
classic ascent of Mount Olympus
ⓘ
scenic glacier travel ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Olympic Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Olympic National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Washington ⓘ
surface form:
Washington State
|
| locatedOn | Mount Olympus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesOver | Snow Dome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularity | one of the most popular routes on Mount Olympus ⓘ |
| requires |
crampons
ⓘ
crevasse rescue equipment ⓘ ice axe ⓘ rope for glacier travel ⓘ |
| requiresPermit | Olympic National Park wilderness permit ⓘ |
| season |
early fall
ⓘ
late spring ⓘ summer ⓘ |
| summitVariant |
East Peak of Mount Olympus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middle Peak of Mount Olympus NERFINISHED ⓘ West Peak of Mount Olympus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalStartingPoint | Hoh River Trailhead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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