Jeffers Glacier | |
Type: | Mountain glacier |
Location: | Mount Olympus, Olympic National Park, Jefferson County, Washington, USA |
Map: | USA Washington |
Label Position: | right |
Map Size: | 225 |
Coordinates: | 47.7786°N -123.6744°W |
Coordinates Ref: | [1] |
Length: | 0.35miles |
Terminus: | Icefall and Talus |
Jeffers Glacier is southeast of Mount Olympus in the Olympic Mountains in Olympic National Park, Washington, US. The glacier is relatively small compared to the nearby Hoh Glacier.[2] Beginning at the foot of a very steep headwall at about 5800feet, the glacier descends northeast to about 4900abbr=onNaNabbr=on before terminating. Meltwater from the terminus flows to the Queets River.
The Jeffers Glacier is named for Olympia photographer Joseph Jeffers, who died after falling into a crevasse there in 1924.[3]