Gooseneck Glacier

Gooseneck Glacier
Map showing the location of Gooseneck Glacier
Gooseneck Glacier

Fremont County, Wyoming, USA

Type Mountain glacier
Coordinates 43°10′55″N 109°38′54″W / 43.18194°N 109.64833°W / 43.18194; -109.64833Coordinates: 43°10′55″N 109°38′54″W / 43.18194°N 109.64833°W / 43.18194; -109.64833[1]
Length .45 mi (0.72 km)
Terminus Talus/moraines
Status retreating

Gooseneck Glacier is located in the Fitzpatrick Wilderness, Shoshone National Forest, in the US state of Wyoming. The glacier is east of the Continental Divide in the northern Wind River Range and on the southeast flank of Gannett Peak, the tallest mountain in Wyoming.[2] Gooseneck Glacier is separated from Dinwoody Glacier by a rocky outcropping and they are part of the largest grouping of glaciers in the American Rocky Mountains.

References

  1. "Gooseneck Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-08-26.
  2. Gannett Peak, WY (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved 2012-08-25.

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