Petersen Glacier Explained

Petersen Glacier
Type:Mountain glacier
Location:Grand Teton National Park, Teton County, Wyoming, USA
Map:USA Wyoming
Label Position:right
Map Size:225
Coordinates:43.7789°N -110.8472°W
Coordinates Ref:[1]
Terminus:moraine
Status:unknown

Petersen Glacier is in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, United States.[2] The glacier is in a cirque to the west and above north Cascade Canyon at an altitude of approximately .[2] The glacier is named after Frank Petersen, one of the first mountaineers to climb Grand Teton in 1898. Runoff from the glacier is heavy in rock flour (glacial silt) which turns the waters of Mica Lake turquoise in appearance. The glacier is no longer visible in satellite imagery, indicating it may have disappeared. All of the existing glaciers in Grand Teton National Park were created during the Little Ice Age (1350-1850) and have been in a general state of retreat since the mid-19th century.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. 1602105. Petersen Glacier. 2012-08-12.
  2. TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Mount Moran, WY. 2012-08-12.
  3. Web site: Glaciers. Nature and Science. National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. 2012-08-12.