Blue Glacier
- Area
- 3.66 km²
- Lowest point
- 1,323 m
- Tonight
- 28°FPartly cloudy · Wind 1–6 mph WSW
Blue Glacier in Washington, United States covers 3.66 km² and spans 1,323–2,366 m above sea level.
All facts
- Highest point
- 2,366 m
Blue Glacier: size and slope
Drawn to scale from the OpenStreetMap outline and the Copernicus 30 m terrain model.
- Vertical range
- 1,043 m
- Mean slope
- 18°
- Faces
- northeastmostly shaded
Blue Glacier 3D map
Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 4.7 × 4.7 km
Blue Glacier terrain and contours
50 m contours from the USGS 3DEP 10 m terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.
Blue Glacier elevation profile
West → east through the centre
Blue Glacier weather
Tonight · Partly cloudy · 28°F (-2°C) · 5% chance of precipitation · Wind 1–6 mph WSW
Blue Glacier forecast for about 1,886 m.
- Tonight28°5%1–6 mph WSW
- Sat32°35°74%2–6 mph SSW
- Sun33°36°74%2–14 mph SSE
- Mon32°40°15%1–12 mph WNW
- Tue29°38°36%1–5 mph NW
- Wed30°39°24%0–8 mph NNW
- Thu31°41°15%0–9 mph ENE
Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 18:26 UTC.
Camping & parking near Blue Glacier
Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Blue Glacier, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.
Nearest campsite
Glacier Meadows
All mapped places 3
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Glacier MeadowsCampsite | 3.3 km N |
| Elk Lake CampgroundCampsite | 6.2 km N |
| Martin Creek CampCampsite | 6.4 km N |
Slope
Share of the 4.7 × 4.7 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.
Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.
- Steeper than 30°
- 43.6% of the 22 km² view
- Relief in view
- 1,423 m low point 998 m
Land cover
ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.
Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.
Nearby summits
Named peaks within 2.3 km of Blue Glacier.
Summit list 3
- 1Mount Olympus East Peak2,324 m 1.2 km WNW
- 2Mount Mathias2,178 m 1.3 km N
- 3Mount Olympus Middle Peak2,389 m 1.7 km WNW
Wildlife seen nearby
Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 2.3 km; 46 species recorded in all.
Sightings per species 6
- Pacific Banana Slug8
- Olympic Marmot3
- Western Toad3
- Mule Deer2
- Western sword fern2
- Devil's Club2
Where Blue Glacier sits
- Region
- Washington57United States932North America1,313
Nearby places
Blue Glacier downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM
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Data sources
- Terrain
- U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
- Imagery
- Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-09-16)
- Land cover
- © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
- Facts
- Wikidata (CC0)
- Camping & parking, Geometry
- © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
- Summits
- © OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
- Protected area
- USGS Gap Analysis Project, PAD-US (public domain)
- Wildlife
- iNaturalist community observations, counts only
- Panorama
- Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
- Forecast
- Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)