Andrews Glacier Explained

Andrews Glacier
Type:Mountain glacier
Location:Larimer County, Colorado, U.S.
Map:USA Colorado
Label Position:right
Map Size:225
Coordinates:40.2875°N -105.6839°W
Coordinates Ref:[1]
Terminus:Talus
Status:Retreating

Andrews Glacier is an alpine glacier in a cirque below Otis Peak (12486feet) in Rocky Mountain National Park in the U.S. state of Colorado.[2] The glacier extends from Andrews Pass at nearly 12000to with some perennial snow extending to Andrews Tarn, a small proglacial lake. When images of the glacier taken in the early 1900s are compared with those of the early 2000s, Andrews Glacier is showing a negative glacier mass balance which indicates the glacier is retreating.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. 177848. Andrews Glacier. 2012-08-18.
  2. TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). McHenrys Peak, CO. 2012-08-18.
  3. Hoffman. Matthew. Andrew Fountain. Jonathan Achuff. 20th-century variations in area of cirque glaciers and glacierets, Rocky Mountain National Park, Rocky Mountains, Colorado, USA. Annals of Glaciology. 2007. 46. 349–354. 2012-08-18. 10.3189/172756407782871233. 28944236. free.