Thayer Glacier is in the U.S. state of Oregon. The glacier is situated in the

Cascade Range The Cascade Range or Cascades is a major mountain range of western North America, extending from southern British Columbia through Washington and Oregon to Northern California. It includes both non-volcanic mountains, such as the North Cascades, ...

at an elevation of over . It is on the east slopes of

North Sister --> , topo = USGS South Sister and North Sister , type = Two stratovolcanoes (South, Middle) and one shield volcano (North) , age = Quaternary , volcanic_arc = Cascade Volcanic Arc , last_eruption = 440 CE , first_ascent = , easiest_rou ...

, an extinct

shield volcano A shield volcano is a type of volcano named for its low profile, resembling a warrior's shield lying on the ground. It is formed by the eruption of highly fluid (low viscosity) lava, which travels farther and forms thinner flows than the more v ...

. In August 2020 the Oregon Glaciers Institute reported that Thayer Glacier no longer has active, moving ice.

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Glaciers of Oregon Glaciers of Deschutes County, Oregon {{DeschutesCountyOR-geo-stub

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