Mammoth Glacier

Mammoth Glacier is in the Bridger Wilderness of Bridger-Teton National Forest, in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The glacier is on the west side of the Continental Divide which separates it from Dinwoody Glacier to the east. Mammoth Glacier is the largest glacier on the west side of the Continental Divide of the Wind River Range and occupies a large, north facing cirque on the north slopes of Twin Peaks and just west of Mount Woodrow Wilson.[2] Mammoth Glacier is part of the largest grouping of glaciers in the American Rocky Mountains.

For other uses, see Mammoth (disambiguation).

Mammoth Glacier
Mammoth Glacier
TypeMountain glacier
Coordinates43°10′05″N 109°39′59″W[1]
Length1.4 mi (2.3 km)
TerminusTalus
StatusUnknown

References
  1. "Mammoth Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
  2. Gannett Peak, WY (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved August 25, 2012.

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