Powell Glacier

Powell Glacier
Location in California
Powell Glacier

Location in California

Type Mountain glacier
Location Inyo National Forest, inyo County, California, U.S.
Coordinates 37°08′26″N 118°37′46″W / 37.14056°N 118.62944°W / 37.14056; -118.62944Coordinates: 37°08′26″N 118°37′46″W / 37.14056°N 118.62944°W / 37.14056; -118.62944[1]
Length .25 mi (0.40 km)
Terminus Talus
Status Retreating

Powell Glacier is located in the Sierra Nevada Range in the U.S. state of California.[2] Just to the northeast of Mount Powell (13,364 ft (4,073 m)), the glacier is within the John Muir Wilderness of Inyo National Forest at an elevation of 12,523 ft (3,817 m).[1][2][3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Powell Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-10-02.
  2. 1 2 Mount Darwin, CA (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved 2012-10-2. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  3. ↑ "Mount Powell, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2012-10-02.


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