Petersen Glacier

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Petersen Glacier
Mica Lake and Petersen Glacier
Type	Mountain glacier
Location	Wyoming, United States
Coordinates	43°46′40″N, 110°50′50″W
Terminus	moraine
Status	unknown

Petersen Glacier are located in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, United States. The glacier is in a cirque to the west and above north Cascade Canyon. ^[1] The glacier is named after Frank Petersen, one of the first mountaineers to climb Grand Teton in 1898. Runoff from the glacier is heavy in rock flour (glacial silt) which turns the waters of Mica Lake turquoise in appearance. The glacier no longer is visible in satellite imagery, indicating it may have disappeared.

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• List of glaciers
• Geology of the Grand Teton area

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