Petersen Glacier

Infobox_Glacier | glacier_name = Petersen Glacier

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caption = Mica Lake and Petersen Glacier
type = Mountain glacier
location = Wyoming, United States
coordinates = coord|43|46|40|N|110|50|50|W|type:glacier_region:US-WY
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terminus = moraine
status = unknown

Petersen Glacier are located in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, United States. The glacier is in a cirque to the west and above north Cascade Canyon. [cite web| first=| last=|title =Petersen Glacier, USGS Mount Moran (WY) Topo Map| work =USGS Quad maps|publisher =TopoQuest| date =| url =http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?lat=43.77786&lon=-110.84712&size=l&u=6&datum=nad83&layer=DRG| format =Map| accessdate = 2008-07-04] The glacier is named after Frank Petersen, one of the first mountaineers to climb Grand Teton in 1898. Runoff from the glacier is heavy in rock flour (glacial silt) which turns the waters of Mica Lake turquoise in appearance. The glacier no longer is visible in satellite imagery, indicating it may have disappeared.

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ee also

* List of glaciers
* Geology of the Grand Teton area