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Coordinates: 47°4350N 123°1925W / 47.73056°N 123.32361°W / 47.73056; -123.32361
 

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Hanging Glacier
Map showing the location of Hanging Glacier
Map showing the location of Hanging Glacier

Hanging Glacier

TypeMountain glacier
LocationMount Anderson, Olympic National Park, Jefferson County, Washington, USA
Coordinates47°43′50N 123°19′25W / 47.73056°N 123.32361°W / 47.73056; -123.32361[1]
Length.20 mi (0.32 km)
TerminusTalus
StatusRetreating

Hanging Glacier is a located northeast of Mount Anderson in the Olympic Mountains and Olympic National Park, U.S. stateofWashington.[2] The glacier starts north of a saddle between Mount Anderson and East Peak at about 5,700 feet (1,700 m). Like all the glaciers in Olympic National Park, Hanging Glacier is in a state of retreat.[3]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Hanging Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
  • ^ Mount Steel, WA (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved 2012-10-13.
  • ^ "Glaciers and Climate Change". National Park Service. Retrieved 2012-10-13.

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