Heap Steep Glacier Explained

Heap Steep Glacier
Type:Mountain glacier
Location:Fremont County, Wyoming, USA
Map:USA Wyoming
Label Position:right
Map Size:225
Coordinates:43.175°N -109.6175°W
Coordinates Ref:[1]
Length:0.3miles
Terminus:Talus
Status:Retreating

Heap Steep Glacier is located east of the Continental Divide in the northern Wind River Range in the US state of Wyoming. The glacier is situated in the Fitzpatrick Wilderness of Shoshone National Forest, and is among the largest grouping of glaciers in the American Rocky Mountains. Heap Steep Glacier is in a north facing cirque, below the summit of Sunbeam Peak. A large terminal moraine and small proglacial lake are located below the glacier.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. 1600272. Heap Steep Glacier. 2012-08-26.
  2. TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Fremont Peak North, WY. 2012-08-26.