Hanging Glacier (Mount Shuksan)
Hanging Glacier | |
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Hanging Glacier is on upper slopes of Mount Shuksan at left | |
Hanging Glacier | |
Type | Mountain glacier |
Coordinates | 48°50′07″N 121°36′07″W / 48.83528°N 121.60194°WCoordinates: 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]
See also
References
- ↑ "Hanging Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
- 1 2 Mount Shuksan, WA (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved April 20, 2013.
- ↑ Beckey, Fred (208). Cascade Alpine Guide: Climbing and High Routes Rainy Pass to Fraser River. The Mountaineers Books. p. 69. ISBN 9781594854309.
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