Middle Teton Glacier

Middle Teton Glacier
Middle Teton Glacier
Type	Mountain glacier
Location	Grand Teton National Park, Teton County, Wyoming, USA
Coordinates	43°43′57″N 110°48′16″W / 43.7325°N 110.80444°W / 43.7325; -110.80444Coordinates: 43°43′57″N 110°48′16″W / 43.7325°N 110.80444°W / 43.7325; -110.80444[1]
Terminus	Moraine
Status	Retreating

Middle Teton Glacier is located on the northeast flank of Middle Teton in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.^[2] The glacier is a popular mountaineering route for ice climbing and for access to the summit of Middle Teton and other peaks to the south. The glacier is at the west end of Garnet Canyon, which is the most popular route used by climbers ascending Grand Teton. The glacier melt feeds streams below including Spaulding Falls, an 80 ft (24 m) high cascade.

Middle Teton Glacier from the north

See also

• List of glaciers in the United States

References

1. ^ "Middle Teton Glacier". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1601432. Retrieved 2010-09-05. 
2. ^ "Middle Teton Glacier, USGS Grand Teton (WY) Topo Map" (Map). TopoQuest. http://www.topoquest.com/map.php?lat=43.7325&lon=-110.804444&datum=nad83&zoom=4. Retrieved 2010-09-05.