Packwood Glacier is located in the

Goat Rocks Goat Rocks is an Volcano#Extinct, extinct stratovolcano in the Cascade Range, located between Mount Rainier and Mount Adams (Washington), Mount Adams in southern Washington (state), Washington, in the United States. Part of the Cascade Volcan ...

region in the

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. The glacier is adjacent to the

Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail The Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), officially designated as the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail, is a long-distance hiking and equestrian trail closely aligned with the highest portion of the Cascade and Sierra Nevada mountain ranges, which lie ...

and in the Goat Rocks Wilderness of

Gifford Pinchot National Forest Gifford Pinchot National Forest is a National Forest located in southern Washington, managed by the United States Forest Service. With an area of , it extends along the western slopes of Cascade Range from Mount Rainier National Park to the C ...

, northwest of

Old Snowy Mountain Old Snowy Mountain () is located in the Goat Rocks on the border of Lewis County, Washington, Lewis and Yakima County, Washington, Yakima Counties, in the U.S. state of Washington (state), Washington. Old Snowy Mountain is within the Goat Rocks ...

. McCall Glacier is to the east. Like the town of Packwood, the Packwood Glacier is named in honor of William Packwood.

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Glaciers of the Goat Rocks Gifford Pinchot National Forest Glaciers of Washington (state) {{LewisCountyWA-geo-stub

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