Washakie Glacier

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Washakie Glacier
Washakie Glacier
Fremont County, Wyoming, USA
Type Mountain glacier
Coordinates 42°48′31″N 109°14′47″W / 42.80861°N 109.24639°W / 42.80861; -109.24639Coordinates: 42°48′31″N 109°14′47″W / 42.80861°N 109.24639°W / 42.80861; -109.24639[1]
Length .20 mi (0.32 km)
Terminus Talus
Status Retreating

Washakie Glacier is on the east side of the Continental Divide in the southern Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The glacier is in the Popo Agie Wilderness of Shoshone National Forest. Washakie Glacier is situated in a north facing cirque between Mount Washakie and Bair Peak.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Washakie Glacier". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-08-26. 
  2. ↑ TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Lizard Head Peak, WY (Map). http://www.topoquest.com/map.php?lat=42.80854&lon=-109.24653&datum=nad83&zoom=4. Retrieved 2012-08-26.
Glaciers of Wyoming
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