Fair Glacier

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Fair Glacier
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Historical image of Fair Glacier as photographed in 1910
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Fair Glacier
Location in Colorado
TypeMountain glacier
Location Grand County, Colorado, U.S.
Coordinates 40°03′36″N105°39′26″W / 40.06000°N 105.65722°W / 40.06000; -105.65722 [1]
Length.20 mi (0.32 km) and .20 mi (0.32 km) wide
TerminusTalus
StatusRetreating

Fair Glacier is an alpine glacier located just west of Apache Peak, in Roosevelt National Forest in the U.S. state of Colorado. [2] The glacier is immediately west of the Continental Divide on the opposite side of the divide from Isabelle Glacier.

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References

  1. "Fair Glacier". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved August 18, 2012.
  2. Monarch Lake, CO (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved August 18, 2012.