Gooseneck Glacier
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| Gooseneck Glacier | |
|---|---|
| Type | Mountain glacier |
| Location | Fremont County, Wyoming, USA |
| Coordinates | 43°10′55″N 109°38′54″W / 43.18194°N 109.64833°WCoordinates: 43°10′55″N 109°38′54″W / 43.18194°N 109.64833°W[1] |
| Length | .45 mi (0.72 km) |
| Terminus | talus |
| Status | retreating |
Gooseneck Glacier is located in the Fitzpatrick Wilderness, Shoshone National Forest, in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The glacier is east of the Continental Divide in the northern Wind River Range and on the southeast flank of Gannett Peak, the tallest mountain in Wyoming.[2] Gooseneck Glacier is part of the largest grouping of glaciers in the American Rocky Mountains.
[edit] Cited references
- ^ "Gooseneck Glacier". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1599985. Retrieved 2010-09-04.
- ^ "Gooseneck Pinnacle, USGS Gannett Peak (WY) Topo Map". USGS Quad maps. TopoQuest. http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?lat=43.18135&lon=-109.65087&size=l&u=6&datum=nad83&layer=DRG. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
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