East Torrey Glacier Explained

East Torrey Glacier
Type:Mountain glacier
Location:Fremont County, Wyoming, USA
Map:USA Wyoming
Label Position:right
Map Size:225
Coordinates:43.3167°N -109.6722°W
Area:500acres
Length:0.7miles
Width:1.15miles
Terminus:moraines/proglacial lake
Status:retreating

East Torrey Glacier is located in Shoshone National Forest, in the U.S. state of Wyoming on the east side of the Continental Divide in the northern Wind River Range.[1] Situated in the Fitzpatrick Wilderness, East Torrey Glacier is part of the largest grouping of glaciers in the American Rocky Mountains and is immediately east of Continental Glacier and north of Downs Mountain. The glacier has three separate lobes and has retreated well above two proglacial lakes.

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Notes and References

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