Connie Glacier

Connie Glacier
Map showing the location of Connie Glacier
Connie Glacier

Sublette County, Wyoming, USA

Type Mountain glacier
Coordinates 43°16′07″N 109°41′37″W / 43.26861°N 109.69361°W / 43.26861; -109.69361Coordinates: 43°16′07″N 109°41′37″W / 43.26861°N 109.69361°W / 43.26861; -109.69361[1]
Area 105 acres (42 ha)
Length .55 miles (0.89 km)
Width .30 mi (0.48 km)
Terminus Proglacial lake
Status unknown

Connie Glacier is in Bridger-Teton National Forest, in the U.S. state of Wyoming on the west of the Continental Divide in the Wind River Range.[2] Connie Glacier is in the Bridger Wilderness, and is part of the largest grouping of glaciers in the American Rocky Mountains. The glacier is situated in a cirque on the north slope of Yukon Peak and terminates in a proglacial lake.

References

  1. "Connie Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-08-25.
  2. Downs Mountain, WY (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved 2012-08-25.

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