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Palmer Glacier

2,669 m8,757 ft
Area
0.24 km²
Lowest point
2,352 m
Tonight
21°FFair · Wind 8 mph NW

Palmer Glacier in Oregon, United States covers 0.24 km² and spans 2,352–2,669 m above sea level.

All facts
Highest point
2,669 m
Open the 3D view
Glacier

Palmer Glacier: size and slope

Drawn to scale from the OpenStreetMap outline and the Copernicus 30 m terrain model.

19°Top 2,669 m317 m≈900 mTerminus 2,352 m
Vertical range
317 m
Mean slope
19°
Faces
southmostly in sun
3D map

Palmer Glacier 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 3 × 3 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Palmer 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.

Index contours every 250 mShowing west → east through the centre

Palmer Glacier elevation profile

West → east through the centre

Hover the profile to read elevation and distance.Tap or drag along the profile to read elevation and distance.
Weather

Palmer Glacier weather

Tonight · Fair · 21°F (-6°C) · 1% chance of precipitation · Wind 8 mph NW

Palmer Glacier forecast for about 2,794 m.

  • Tonight21°1%8 mph NW
  • Sat26°39°9%1–8 mph SW
  • Sun26°35°46%5–10 mph S
  • Mon26°31°63%2–9 mph WSW
  • Tue23°31°34%3–8 mph W
  • Wed23°31°35%5–10 mph S
  • Thu23°32°19%2–10 mph SSE

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 24, 01:41 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Palmer Glacier

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Palmer Glacier, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

  • Nearest hut

    Silcox Hut

    0.9 km S · +2 more within 6.0 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest parking

    Salmon River Parking

    2.4 km S · +2 more within 2.5 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    3.0 km W

    +2 more within 3.1 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest trailhead

    Elk Meadows Trailhead

    6.7 km ESE · +2 more within 7.8 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 12
PlaceDistance
Silcox HutHut0.9 km S
Salmon River ParkingParking2.4 km S
Parking2.4 km S
Parking2.5 km S
Campsite3.0 km W
Campsite3.1 km W
Campsite3.1 km W
Tyee LodgeHut5.6 km SSW
Mazama LodgeHut6.0 km SSW
Elk Meadows TrailheadTrailhead6.7 km ESE
Cloud Cap TrailheadTrailhead6.9 km NE
Mirror Lake TrailheadTrailhead7.8 km SW
Slope

Slope

Share of the 3 × 3 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.

Gentle, 0–15°
9.2%
Moderate, 15–30°
57.7%
Steep, 30–45°
30.1%
Cliffs, 45° and over
3.1%
Steeper than 30°
33.2% of the 9 km² view
Relief in view
1,390 m low point 1,874 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Snow & ice 66.7%Bare rock / sparse 32.6%Grassland 0.5%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 1.5 km; 107 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Mount Hood pussypaws55
  • Davidson's Penstemon22
  • Dwarf Lupine13
  • Sulfur buckwheat13
  • Davis' knotweed13
  • Partridgefoot12
Where it sits

Where Palmer Glacier sits

Region
Oregon44United States932North America1,313
Nearby

Nearby places

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Palmer Glacier downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain
U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
Imagery
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-09-08)
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
Forecast
Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia