44. A Very Cool Glacier to Visit
Mount Rainier in Washington has 25 glaciers in total, plus other unnamed snowfields. But from all the glaciers you can find in the area, Nisqually Glacier is the most visited one of all. One of the reasons for this is because it is very easy to access for hikers and mountaineers. This means that the area has been studied for a very long time, specifically since the mid-1800s, with Lt. August Kautz being the first to cross the glacier attempting to reach the summit. The park scientists regularly do surveys to see the water supply and human impact in the area to this day.
