| Teepe Glacier | |
|---|---|
  Teepe Glacier | |
| Type | Mountain glacier |
| Location | Grand Teton National Park, Teton County, Wyoming, USA |
| Coordinates | 43°44′09″N 110°47′53″W / 43.73583°N 110.79806°W [1] |
| Area | 5.4 acres (2.2 ha) |
| Length | .20 mi (0.32 km) |
| Terminus | Moraine |
| Status | Retreating |
Teepe Glacier is below the northeast face of Teepe Pillar in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, United States. The glacier is immediately southeast of Grand Teton in the heart of the Cathedral Group collection of high peaks in the Teton Range. [2] Between 1967 and 2006, Teepe Glacier lost approximately 60 percent of its surface area, shrinking from 13 to 5 acres (5.3 to 2.0 ha). [3]
See also
References
- ^ "Teepe Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
- ^ Grand Teton, WY (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved August 12, 2012.
- ^ Edmunds, Jake; et al. (February 2012). "Glacier Variability (1967-2006) in the Teton Range, Wyoming, United States". Journal of the American Water Resources Association. 48 (1): 187–196. doi: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2011.00607.x.
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