Blue Glacier (Olympic Mountains)

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Blue Glacier is a prominent valley glacier on Washington's Mount Olympus, known for its striking blue ice and role as a key source of the Hoh River.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf valley glacier
accessTrail Hoh River Trail
area approximately 2.0 square miles
approximately 5.3 square kilometers
climateZone maritime
continent North America
country United States
drainsInto Hoh River
elevationMax about 2100 meters
about 6900 feet
elevationMin about 1200 meters
about 3900 feet
firstMajorMeltwaterRecipient Hoh River
geologicalSetting Olympic Peninsula
glacierType valley glacier
hasColor blue
hasFeature blue ice
hydrologicalBasin Pacific Ocean
isSourceOf Hoh River
length about 2.7 miles
about 4.3 kilometers
locatedIn Jefferson County, Washington
Olympic Mountains
Olympic National Park
United States
Washington (state)
linked to: Washington
locatedOn Mount Olympus (Washington)
mountainRange Olympic Mountains
namedAfter its blue-colored ice
nationalPark Olympic National Park
near Hoh Rain Forest
notableFor being a major source of the Hoh River
striking blue ice
partOf Mount Olympus glacier system
primaryAspect northwest
protectedArea Olympic National Park
region Pacific Northwest
state Washington (state)
linked to: Washington
status retreating
surfaceFeature crevasses
seracs
terminusType icefall
moraine
usedFor climbing access to Mount Olympus
glaciological research

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

Mount Olympus (Washington) hasGlacier Blue Glacier (Olympic Mountains)
Hoh Glacier relatedFeature Blue Glacier (Mount Olympus)
linked to: Blue Glacier (Olympic Mountains)
Humes Glacier near Blue Glacier (Washington)
linked to: Blue Glacier (Olympic Mountains)