Mammoth Glacier

Mammoth Glacier
Map showing the location of Mammoth Glacier
Mammoth Glacier
Type Mountain glacier
Coordinates 43°10′05″N 109°39′59″W / 43.16806°N 109.66639°W / 43.16806; -109.66639Coordinates: 43°10′05″N 109°39′59″W / 43.16806°N 109.66639°W / 43.16806; -109.66639[1]
Length 1.4 mi (2.3 km)
Terminus Talus
Status Unknown

Mammoth Glacier is in the Bridger Wilderness of Bridger-Teton National Forest, in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The glacier is on the west side of the Continental Divide which separates it from Dinwoody Glacier to the east. Mammoth Glacier is the largest glacier on the west side of the Continental Divide of the Wind River Range and occupies a large, north facing cirque on the north slopes of Twin Peaks and just west of Mount Woodrow Wilson.[2] Mammoth Glacier is part of the largest grouping of glaciers in the American Rocky Mountains.

References

  1. ↑ "Mammoth Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-08-25.
  2. ↑ Gannett Peak, WY (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved 2012-08-25.

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