Sphinx Glacier

Sphinx Glacier
Map showing the location of Sphinx Glacier
Sphinx Glacier

Sublette County, Wyoming, USA

Type Mountain glacier
Coordinates 43°09′56″N 109°38′53″W / 43.16556°N 109.64806°W / 43.16556; -109.64806Coordinates: 43°09′56″N 109°38′53″W / 43.16556°N 109.64806°W / 43.16556; -109.64806[1]
Length .40 mi (0.64 km)
Terminus Talus
Status Unknown

Sphinx Glacier is in the Wind River Range, Bridger-Teton National Forest, in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The glacier is situated on the southern slope of Mount Woodrow Wilson (13,502 ft (4,115 m)) and immediately west of the Continental Divide. The glacier is flanked on the east by a mountain known as The Sphinx (13,258 ft (4,041 m)).[2][3] Sphinx Glacier is on the opposite side of the Continental Divide from Dinwoody Glacier.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Sphinx". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-08-26.
  2. ↑ Gannett Peak, WY (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved 2012-08-26.
  3. ↑ "Mount Woodrow Wilson from Sphinx Glacier". Summitpost. Retrieved 2012-08-26.


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