Gooseneck Glacier

Gooseneck Glacier

Infobox_Glacier | glacier_name = Gooseneck Glacier


caption =
type = Mountain glacier
location = Wyoming, United States
coordinates = coord|43|10|53|N|109|39|03|W|type:glacier_region:US-WY
area =
length = .45 mile (.7 km)
thickness =
terminus = talus
status = retreating

Gooseneck Glacier is located in the Fitzpatrick Wilderness, Shoshone National Forest, in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The glacier is east of the Continental Divide in the northern Wind River Range and on the southeast flank of Gannett Peak, the tallest mountain in Wyoming. [cite web| first=| last=|title = Gooseneck Pinnacle, USGS Gannett Peak (WY) Topo Map| work =USGS Quad maps|publisher =TopoQuest| date =| url = http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?lat=43.18135&lon=-109.65087&size=l&u=6&datum=nad83&layer=DRG| accessdate = 2008-07-04] Gooseneck Glacier is part of the largest grouping of glaciers in the American Rocky Mountains.

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* List of glaciers


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