Darwin Glacier | |
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Type | Mountain glacier |
Location | Kings Canyon National Park, Fresno County, California, United States |
Coordinates | 37°10′18″N118°40′19″W / 37.17167°N 118.67194°W Coordinates: 37°10′18″N118°40′19″W / 37.17167°N 118.67194°W [1] |
Length | .15 mi (0.24 km) |
Terminus | Barren rock |
Status | Retreating |
Darwin Glacier is a mountain glacier located on the north side of Mount Darwin in the Sierra Nevada, California. [2] The glacier is located in Kings Canyon National Park. The glacier inherited its name from Mount Darwin, named for Charles Robert Darwin. [3] In 2004, a study found that since 1900, Darwin Glacier had lost half its surface area. [4]
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Mount Sill is one of the fourteeners of the Sierra Nevada in California. It is located in the Palisades, a group of striking rock peaks with a few small glaciers on their flanks. Mount Sill is located 0.6 miles (1 km) east of North Palisade, the high point of the group. The two peaks are connected by a high, rocky ridge, on the north side of which lies the Palisade Glacier. Mount Sill lies on the main Sierra Crest, but is at a point where the crest turns sharply, giving it particularly striking summit views. On one side is Kings Canyon National Park and Fresno County; on the other is the John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest and Inyo County.
Mount Conness is a 12,590 foot (3,840 m) mountain in the Sierra Nevada range, to the west of the Hall Natural Area. Conness is on the boundary between the Inyo National Forest and Yosemite National Park. The Conness Glacier lies north of the summit.
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