hanging glacier

Hanging Glacier may refer to:

• Hanging glacier, generic term for a type of glacier
• Hanging Glacier (Jefferson County, Washington)
• Hanging Glacier (Mount Shuksan)

A hanging glacier originates high on the wall of a glacial valley and descends only part of the way to the surface of the main glacier and abruptly stops, typically at a cliff. Avalanching and icefalls are the mechanisms for ice and snow transfer to the valley floor below.