Minor Glacier
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| Minor Glacier | |
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 Minor Glacier can be seen at center right, below the west flank of Gannett Peak |
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| Type | Mountain glacier |
| Location | Sublette County, Wyoming, USA |
| Coordinates | 43°11′12″N 109°39′45″W / 43.18667°N 109.6625°WCoordinates: 43°11′12″N 109°39′45″W / 43.18667°N 109.6625°W[1] |
| Length | .5 mi (0.80 km) |
| Terminus | talus |
| Status | retreating |
Minor Glacier is located in Bridger-Teton National Forest, in the U.S. state of Wyoming on the west side of the Continental Divide in the northern Wind River Range.[2] Minor Glacier is in the Bridger Wilderness and is part of the largest grouping of glaciers in the American Rocky Mountains. The glacier is situated below the west flank of Gannett Peak, the tallest mountain in Wyoming.
[edit] Cited references
- ^ "Minor Glacier". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1604809. Retrieved 2010-09-05.
- ^ "Minor Glacier, USGS Gannett Peak (WY) Topo Map" (Map). USGS Quad maps. TopoQuest. http://www.topoquest.com/map.php?lat=43.186667&lon=-109.6625&datum=nad83&zoom=4. Retrieved 2010-09-05.
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