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Sourdough Glacier

Coordinates: 43°14′48″N 109°41′15″W / 43.24667°N 109.68750°W / 43.24667; -109.68750
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Sourdough Glacier
Sourdough Glacier and Klondike Peak
Map showing the location of Sourdough Glacier
Map showing the location of Sourdough Glacier
Sourdough Glacier
TypeMountain glacier
LocationSublette County, Wyoming, USA
Coordinates43°14′48″N 109°41′15″W / 43.24667°N 109.68750°W / 43.24667; -109.68750[1]
Length.85 mi (1.37 km)
Terminusproglacial lake
Statusunknown

Sourdough Glacier is in the Wind River Range, Bridger-Teton National Forest in the U.S. state of Wyoming.[2] Sourdough Glacier is in the Bridger Wilderness, and is part of the largest grouping of glaciers in the American Rocky Mountains. The glacier extends from the north slope of Klondike Peak at an elevation range of 12,800 to 11,800 ft (3,900 to 3,600 m) and flows into a proglacial lake.

References

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  1. ^ "Sourdough Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
  2. ^ Gannett Peak, WY (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved August 25, 2012.

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