Sourdough Glacier

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Sourdough Glacier
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Sourdough Glacier
TypeMountain glacier
Coordinates 43°14′48″N109°41′15″W / 43.24667°N 109.68750°W / 43.24667; -109.68750 Coordinates: 43°14′48″N109°41′15″W / 43.24667°N 109.68750°W / 43.24667; -109.68750 [1]
Length.85 mi (1.37 km)
Terminusproglacial lake
Statusunknown

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.

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References

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

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