Teton Glacier

Infobox_Glacier | glacier_name = Teton Glacier


caption =
type = Mountain glacier
location = Wyoming, U.S.
coordinates = coord|43|44|30|N|110|47|28|W|type:glacier_region:US-WY
area = 88 acres (35 ha)
length = .66 miles (1.06 km)
thickness =
terminus = Moraine
status = Retreating

Teton Glacier is located below the north face of Grand Teton in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming and is surrounded by Mount Owen to the west and other high peaks of the Cathedral Group. [cite web| title =Teton Glacier, USGS Grand Teton (WY) Topo Map| work =| publisher =TopoQuest| date =| url =http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?lat=43.74161&lon=-110.79123&size=l&u=4&datum=nad27&layer=DRG| format =Map| accessdate = 2008-07-04] Teton Glacier is the largest of the twelve named glaciers in the park. The glacier is approximately 3,500 feet (1,066 m) long and 1,100 feet (335 m) wide. [cite web| title =Modern glaciers| work =Creation of the Teton Landscape: The Geologic Story of Grand Teton National Park | publisher =National Park Service| date =| url =http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/grte/grte_geology/sec9.htm| format =| accessdate = 2007-03-27]

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ee also

* List of glaciers