Falling Ice Glacier

Infobox_Glacier | glacier_name = Falling Ice Glacier


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type = Mountain glacier
location = Wyoming, United States
coordinates = coord|43|50|00|N|110|46|13|W|type:glacier_region:US-WY
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terminus = rockfall
status = unknown

Falling Ice Glacier is located in the Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, United States. The glacier is situated on the southeastern cliffs of Mount Moran and can be seen from Jackson Hole. [cite web| first=| last=|title =Falling Ice Glacier, USGS Mount Moran (WY) Topo Map| work =USGS Quad maps|publisher =TopoQuest| date =| url =http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?lat=43.83335&lon=-110.76943&size=l&u=4&datum=nad27&layer=DRG| format =Map| accessdate = 2008-07-04] [cite web| first=| last=|title =Glaciation| work =Journey Through the Past: A Geologic Tour|publisher =Grand Teton National Park| date =| url =http://www.nps.gov/grte/planyourvisit/upload/geology.pdf| format =PDF| accessdate = 2007-04-18] Runoff from the glacier flows into Leigh Lake. The glacier is located in a high altitude cirque and is along one to the major climbing routes to the summit of Mount Moran.

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ee also

* List of glaciers
* Geology of the Grand Teton area