Gooseneck Glacier Explained

Gooseneck Glacier
Type:Mountain glacier
Location:Fremont County, Wyoming, USA
Map:USA Wyoming
Label Position:right
Map Size:225
Coordinates:43.1819°N -109.6483°W
Coordinates Ref:[1]
Length:0.45miles
Terminus:Talus/moraines
Status:retreating

Gooseneck Glacier is located in the Fitzpatrick Wilderness, Shoshone National Forest, in the US 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.[2] Gooseneck Glacier is separated from Dinwoody Glacier by a rocky outcropping and they are part of the largest grouping of glaciers in the American Rocky Mountains.

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Notes and References

  1. 1599985. Gooseneck Glacier. 2012-08-26.
  2. TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Gannett Peak, WY. 2012-08-25.