Minor Glacier

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Minor Glacier
Minor Glacier can be seen at center right, below the west flank of Gannett Peak
Minor Glacier can be seen at center right, below the west flank of Gannett Peak
Type Mountain glacier
Location Wyoming, United States
Coordinates 43°11′05″N, 109°39′45″W
Length .5 mile (.8 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.[1] 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

  1. ^ Minor Glacier, USGS Gannett Peak (WY) Topo Map (Map). USGS Quad maps. Topozone. Retrieved on 2007-10-28.

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