Wilson Glacier
- Area
- 0.74 km²
- Lowest point
- 2,121 m
- Tonight
- 19°FFair · Wind 2–7 mph NW
Wilson Glacier in Washington, United States covers 0.74 km² and spans 2,121–3,019 m above sea level.
All facts
- Highest point
- 3,019 m
Wilson Glacier: size and slope
Drawn to scale from the OpenStreetMap outline and the Copernicus 30 m terrain model.
- Vertical range
- 898 m
- Mean slope
- 26°
- Faces
- southmostly in sun
Wilson Glacier 3D map
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Wilson Glacier terrain and contours
100 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.
Wilson Glacier elevation profile
West → east through the centre
Wilson Glacier weather
Tonight · Fair · 19°F (-7°C) · 2% chance of precipitation · Wind 2–7 mph NW
Wilson Glacier forecast for about 2,934 m.
- Tonight19°2%2–7 mph NW
- Sat25°33°39%0–8 mph W
- Sun24°31°59%2–20 mph S
- Mon22°31°43%0–10 mph NW
- Tue20°28°36%1–6 mph W
- Wed20°29°36%1–9 mph W
- Thu21°31°17%0–14 mph SSE
Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 18:26 UTC.
Camping & parking near Wilson Glacier
Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Wilson Glacier, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.
Nearest campsite
Camp Hazard
Nearest trailhead
Skyline Trailhead
Nearest parking
4.1 km SSE
All mapped places 9
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Camp HazardCampsite | 1.7 km NNW |
| Camp MuirCampsite | 2.2 km NE |
| Ingraham FlatsCampsite | 3.0 km NNE |
| Skyline TrailheadTrailhead | 4.1 km SSE |
| 4th Crossing TrailheadTrailhead | 4.1 km SSE |
| Parking | 4.1 km SSE |
| Nisqually Vista TrailheadTrailhead | 4.2 km SSE |
| Parking | 4.2 km S |
| Parking | 4.2 km S |
Slope
Share of the 3 × 3 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.
Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.
- Steeper than 30°
- 48.2% of the 9 km² view
- Relief in view
- 1,686 m low point 1,590 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.
Wildlife seen nearby
Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 1.5 km; 60 species recorded in all.
Sightings per species 6
- Mountain Goat13
- Partridgefoot12
- Mount Hood pussypaws10
- Tolmie's Saxifrage9
- Cascade Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel9
- Hoary Marmot7
Where Wilson Glacier sits
- Region
- Washington57United States932North America1,313
Nearby places
Wilson 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 2026-08-07)
- 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)
- 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)