Skillet Glacier

Infobox_Glacier | glacier_name = Skillet Glacier

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caption = Skillet Glacier is easily seen on the east face of Mount Moran
type = Mountain glacier
location = Wyoming, United States
coordinates = coord|43|50|09|N|110|46|08|W|type:glacier_region:US-WY
area = 175 acres to (70 ha)
length = .5 miles (.8 km)
thickness =
terminus = rockfall
status = unknown

Skillet Glacier is located in the Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, United States. The glacier is situated on the eastern cliffs of Mount Moran and is easily seen from Jackson Hole. [cite web| first=| last=|title =Falling Ice Glacier, USGS Mount Moran (WY) Topo Map| work =USGS Quad maps|publisher =TopoQuest| date =| url =http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?lat=43.83586&lon=-110.76803&size=l&u=4&datum=nad27&layer=DRG| format =Map| accessdate = 2008-07-04] The shape of the glacier led to the naming as the uppermost section of the glacier is long and narrow and then broadens abruptly more than halfway down the mountain into a larger area, giving it the shape of a skillet or frying pan. The glacier is one of twelve that remain in Grand Teton National Park and one of five glaciers located on Mount Moran. [cite web| first=| last=|title =Glaciers| work =Nature and Science|publisher =National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior| date =| url =http://www.nps.gov/grte/naturescience/glaciers.htm| format =| accessdate = 2007-04-07] [cite web| first=| last=|title =Glaciation| work =A Journey through the Past: A Geologic Tour|publisher =National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior| date =| url =http://www.nps.gov/grte/planyourvisit/upload/geology.pdf| format =PDF| accessdate = 2007-04-07] Mountain climbers consider the Skillet Glacier route to be the fastest and one of the easiest ways to climb Mount Moran, and was the route taken when the peak was first climbed in 1922, though it is rarely used in late summer due to poor footing. On November 21, 1950, A DC-3 crashed into Mount Moran, adjacent to Skillet Glacier, killing all 21 passengers aboard. The remains of the passengers and the plane are still on the mountain. [cite web| first=G. Pat| last=Macha|title =Mt. Moran DC-3 N74586| work =Aircraft Wrecks in the Mountains and Deserts of the American West|publisher =G. Pat Macha | date =| url =http://www.aircraftwrecks.com/pages/dc3.htm| format =| accessdate = 2007-04-07]

Cited references

ee also

* List of glaciers
* Geology of the Grand Teton area