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Sandy Glacier

Sandy is an active glacier on the west side of Mt. Hood where it flows in a well defined cirque

Information

Latitude: 45.381

Longitude: -121.719

Aspect: 313.5

Head (m asl) 1950s: 2720

Terminus (m asl) 1950s: 1830

Area (km^2) 1950s: 1.431

Head (m asl) 2020s: 2680

Terminus (m asl) 2020s: 2120

Area (km^2) 2020s: 0.627

Status: active

Last observation: 2021

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