Arapaho Glacier

Arapaho Glacier
Map showing the location of Arapaho Glacier
Arapaho Glacier
Location in Colorado
Type Mountain glacier
Location Boulder County, Colorado, United States
Coordinates 40°01′24″N 105°38′52″W / 40.02333°N 105.64778°W / 40.02333; -105.64778Coordinates: 40°01′24″N 105°38′52″W / 40.02333°N 105.64778°W / 40.02333; -105.64778[1]
Area 39 acres (16 ha)[2]
Length .25 mi (0.40 km) long and .50 mi (0.80 km) wide[2]
Thickness 15 ft (4.6 m)[2]
Terminus Talus/proglacial lake
Status Retreating

Arapaho Glacier is an alpine glacier in a cirque immediately southeast of North Arapaho Peak, in Roosevelt National Forest in the U.S. state of Colorado.[3] The glacier is just east of the Continental Divide. Arapaho Glacier is the largest glacier in the state of Colorado and helps provide water for the city of Boulder, Colorado. The glacier has a negative glacier mass balance and lost over 52% of its surface area during the 20th Century.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Arapaho Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-08-18.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Arapaho Glacier". National Snow and Ice Data Center. Retrieved 2017-10-02. (dead link 28 April 2018)
  3. ↑ Monarch Lake, CO (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved 2012-08-18.
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