Sourdough Glacier

Sourdough Glacier
Map showing the location of Sourdough Glacier
Sourdough Glacier

Sublette County, Wyoming, USA

Type Mountain glacier
Coordinates 43°14′48″N 109°41′15″W / 43.24667°N 109.68750°W / 43.24667; -109.68750Coordinates: 43°14′48″N 109°41′15″W / 43.24667°N 109.68750°W / 43.24667; -109.68750[1]
Length .85 mi (1.37 km)
Terminus proglacial lake
Status unknown

Sourdough Glacier is in the Wind River Range, Bridger-Teton National Forest in the U.S. state of Wyoming.[2] Sourdough Glacier is in the Bridger Wilderness, and is part of the largest grouping of glaciers in the American Rocky Mountains. The glacier extends from the north slope of Klondike Peak at an elevation range of 12,800 to 11,800 ft (3,900 to 3,600 m) and flows into a proglacial lake.

References

  1. "Sourdough 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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