White River Glacier

White River Glacier is a well-known alpine glacier on Mount Hood’s south slopes in Oregon, descending from about 10,000 to 6,200 feet and feeding the White River, which flows to the Deschutes River. A remnant of far larger ice masses from the last ice age, it helped carve White River Canyon, now a prominent divide between the mountain’s two largest ski areas. The glacier has been notable for sudden outburst floods tied to activity near Crater Rock, repeatedly destroying the Highway 35 crossing in the twentieth century. In modern times it has shrunk dramatically, while the surrounding terrain has also figured in many Mount Hood rescue incidents.

Government Camp, Oregon · United States