There are approximately 80 glaciers in California and unlike the glaciers in Alaska, Colorado and Montana. California’s existing current glaciers are not remnants of the Pleistocene, but instead relatively young approximately 1,000 years in age.
There are approximately 80 glaciers in California, differing from those found in other western states like Alaska, Colorado, and Montana. Unlike older glaciers in these regions, California's current ice masses are relatively young, around 1,000 years old.