Palisade Glacier, Glacier in Sierra Nevada, California, US.
The Palisade Glacier extends across 0.8 square kilometers at elevations between 3,700 and 4,100 meters in the Sierra Nevada mountain range.
Native American tribes of the Sierra Nevada region used the glacier's water resources for sustenance before European exploration in the nineteenth century.
The glacier remains a fundamental research site for scientists studying climate patterns and geological formations in the Sierra Nevada mountain system.
Visitors can reach the glacier through the Big Pine Creek North Fork trail, which requires a strenuous 8-kilometer hike with substantial elevation gain.
This southernmost glacier in the United States moves approximately 6 meters per year, creating distinctive ice formations and crevasses.
Location: California
GPS coordinates: 37.10000,-118.51028
Latest update: May 12, 2025 23:49
North Palisade
747 m
Mount Humphreys
23.9 km
Mount Darwin
16.2 km
Temple Crag
2 km
Split Mountain
11.8 km
Mount Sill
774 m
Middle Palisade
4.9 km
Mount Agassiz
2.2 km
Thunderbolt Peak
683 m
Mount Goddard
18.6 km
Parc national de Kings Canyon
24.4 km
Owens Valley Solar Array
24.9 km
Mount Winchell
1.5 km
Norman Clyde Peak
4.3 km
Palisade Crest
2.8 km
Mount Spencer
16.4 km
Birch Mountain
9.1 km
OVRO 40 meter Telescope
25 km
Mount Cedric Wright
24.4 km
Mendel Glacier
17.6 km
Mount Solomons
14.6 km
Mount Emerson
20.4 km
Mount Mendel
17.4 km
Mount Goethe
20.7 km
Mount Powell
11.8 km
Middle Palisade Glacier
5.2 km
John Muir Memorial Shelter
14.3 km
Polemonium Peak
736 mReviews
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