Collier Glacier

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glacier mountain glacier

Collier Glacier is a mountain glacier located on the slopes of the Three Sisters volcanic peaks in the Cascade Range of Oregon, known as one of the larger remaining glaciers in the state.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Collier Glacier (on its west side, shared with Middle Sister) 1
Hayden Glacier 1
Prouty Glacier 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf glacier ⓘ
mountain glacier ⓘ
accessibleFromTrailhead Obsidian Limited Entry Area ⓘ
surface form: Obsidian Trailhead

Pole Creek Trailhead ⓘ
climateZone montane climate ⓘ
closestMajorCity Bend, Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ
composition ice ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
drainageBasin McKenzie River ⓘ
surface form: McKenzie River basin
environment high-elevation volcanic terrain ⓘ
eraOfMajorRetreat 20th century ⓘ
21st century ⓘ
featureOf Three Sisters volcanic complex ⓘ
geologicalSetting Cascade Volcanic Arc ⓘ
hasHazard crevasse danger ⓘ
icefall ⓘ
rockfall ⓘ
hasLandformType alpine glacier ⓘ
hasSurfaceFeature crevasses ⓘ
icefall ⓘ
moraines ⓘ
hydrologicalRole source of meltwater for local streams ⓘ
knownFor being one of the larger remaining glaciers in Oregon ⓘ
locatedIn Oregon ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
locatedInMountainRange Cascade Range ⓘ
locatedOn Three Sisters ⓘ
locatedOnSlopeOf Middle Sister ⓘ
North Sister ⓘ
locatedOnVolcano Three Sisters ⓘ
managedBy U.S. Forest Service ⓘ
surface form: United States Forest Service
movementDirection northwest ⓘ
namedAfter Collier Cone ⓘ
near Sisters, Oregon ⓘ
Three Sisters Wilderness ⓘ
partOf Volcanoes of Oregon ⓘ
surface form: Cascade Range volcanoes

Western Cascades ⓘ
surface form: Oregon Cascades glacial system
popularFor glaciology research ⓘ
mountaineering views ⓘ
region Central Oregon ⓘ
state Oregon ⓘ
status retreating ⓘ
subjectOf climate change impact studies ⓘ
typeOfGlacier valley glacier ⓘ
within Willamette National Forest ⓘ
withinProtectedArea Three Sisters Wilderness ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

North Sister → hasGlacier → Collier Glacier ⓘ
this entity surface form: Collier Glacier (on its west side, shared with Middle Sister)
Three Sisters → hasGlacier → Collier Glacier ⓘ
Three Sisters → hasGlacier → Collier Glacier ⓘ
this entity surface form: Prouty Glacier
Three Sisters → hasGlacier → Collier Glacier ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hayden Glacier