Angel Glacier, Glacial formation on Mount Edith Cavell in Alberta, Canada

Angel Glacier is a hanging glacier flowing down the north face of Mount Edith Cavell in Jasper National Park, Alberta. Its out-swept ice gives it the look of an angel with spread wings, the reason for its name. It once joined the Cavell Glacier below it, and the Ghost Glacier on the same face partly collapsed in August 2012.

The glacier received its name in the 19th century when it covered a much larger area of the mountainside. Over time, the ice mass has retreated significantly from its earlier extent.

The name comes from the ice's outline, which resembles an angel with out-swept wings. The Angel Glacier was once continuous with the Cavell Glacier below it, and all three glaciers on the face can be seen from the Cavell Meadows trail.

The glacier can be observed from the Cavell Meadows trail, a well-maintained hiking route with several viewpoints throughout Jasper National Park. The path offers clear sightlines from different vantage points.

The Angel Glacier once joined the Cavell Glacier below it as a single ice mass; the two are now separate. In August 2012 the neighbouring Ghost Glacier on the same north face partly collapsed, and the falling ice made a glacial lake overflow, washing out a parking lot and trails.