The Hinman Glacier was a large glacier located between Mount Rainier and Glacier Peak. After thousands of years, the big chunk of ice has melted away due to the increasing temperatures on our planet.
During its lifetime, the glacier flowed to the north and northwest from near the summit of Mount Hinman, located in Washington. According to Nichols College glaciologist Mauri Pelto, the Hinman Glacier is the biggest North Cascade glacier to completely disappear. “I’ve seen a bunch of small glaciers disappear, and to see one of the larger glaciers disappear is more striking,” he explained further.
The glacier was estimated to exist since ancient times. While there is no exact date when it was made, experts hypothesize that it was around 14,000 years old. Unfortunately, it only lasted until now. It was unable to survive the rising temperatures of the fossil fuel era.
The glacier was one of the four that provided cool water to the Skykomish River, a 29-mile-long river in Washington. To quote John Ryan Kuow, “rest in precipitation, Hinman Glacier.” You’ve accompanied multiple generations of living beings for thousands of years!
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