- Downs Glacier
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Downs Glacier Type Mountain glacier Location Fremont County, Wyoming, USA Coordinates 43°17′41″N 109°39′42″W / 43.29472°N 109.66167°WCoordinates: 43°17′41″N 109°39′42″W / 43.29472°N 109.66167°W[1] Length 1.6 km (0.99 mi) Terminus moraine Status unknown Downs Glacier is located in Shoshone National Forest, in the U.S. state of Wyoming on the east of the Continental Divide in the Wind River Range.[2] Downs Glacier is one of many glaciers found in the Fitzpatrick Wilderness, and is part of the largest grouping of glaciers in the American Rocky Mountains.
Cited references
- ^ "Downs Glacier". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1587761. Retrieved 2010-09-04.
- ^ "Downs Glacier, USGS Downs Mountain (WY) Topo Map" (Map). USGS Quad maps. TopoQuest. http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?lat=43.29472&lon=-109.66083&datum=nad27&u=4&layer=DRG&size=l&s=50. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
See also
- List of glaciers in the United States
Glaciers of Wyoming Baby Glacier (Wyoming) · Bull Lake Glacier · Cloud Peak Glacier · Connie Glacier · Continental Glacier · Dinwoody Glacier · Downs Glacier · DuNoir Glacier · East Torrey Glacier · Falling Ice Glacier · Fishhawk Glacier · Gannett Glacier · Gooseneck Glacier · Grasshopper Glacier (Wyoming) · Harrower Glacier · Heap Steep Glacier · Helen Glacier · J Glacier · Klondike Glacier · Knife Point Glacier · Lower Fremont Glacier · Mammoth Glacier · Middle Teton Glacier · Minor Glacier · Petersen Glacier · Sacagawea Glacier · Schoolroom Glacier · Skillet Glacier · Sourdough Glacier · Stroud Glacier · Teepe Glacier · Teton Glacier · Triple Glaciers · Twins Glacier · Upper Fremont Glacier · Washakie Glacier · Wind River GlacierCategories:- Glaciers of Wyoming
- Glaciers in Fremont County, Wyoming
- Shoshone National Forest
- Wyoming geography stubs
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