Hanging Glacier | |
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![]() Hanging Glacier is on upper slopes of Mount Shuksan at upper left | |
Type | Mountain glacier |
Location | Whatcom County, Washington, U.S. |
Coordinates | 48°50′07″N 121°36′07″W / 48.83528°N 121.60194°W [1] |
Length | .90 mi (1.45 km) |
Terminus | Barren rock/icefall |
Status | Retreating |
Hanging Glacier is in North Cascades National Park in the U.S. state of Washington, on the north slopes of Mount Shuksan. [2] Hanging Glacier is connected to Crystal Glacier at its uppermost margin, and also flows into Upper Curtis Glacier. [2] Hanging Glacier is along the route taken in the first technical ascent of Mount Shuksan in 1939. [3]