Downs Glacier Explained

Downs Glacier
Type:Mountain glacier
Location:Fremont County, Wyoming, USA
Map:USA Wyoming
Label Position:right
Map Size:225
Coordinates:43.2947°N -109.6636°W
Coordinates Ref:[1]
Area:155acres
Length:0.7miles
Width:0.35miles
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] The glacier is 1miles south of Downs Mountain and sits at an elevation of between 12600feetand11200feetft (andft). 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.

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Notes and References

  1. 1587761. Downs Glacier. 2012-08-25.
  2. TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Downs Mountain, WY. 2012-08-25.