East Torrey Glacier

Infobox_Glacier | glacier_name = East Torrey Glacier


caption =
type = Mountain glacier
location = Wyoming, United States
coordinates = coord|43|19|02|N|109|40|02|W|type:glacier_region:US-WY
area =
length = .5 mile (.8 km)
thickness =
terminus = moraines
status = retreating

East Torrey Glacier is located in Shoshone National Forest, in the U.S. state of Wyoming on the east side of the Continental Divide in the northern Wind River Range. [cite web| first=| last=|title =USGS Downs Mountain (WY) Topo Map| work =USGS Quad maps|publisher =TopoQuest| date =| url =http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?lat=43.31722&lon=-109.66655&size=l&u=6&datum=nad27&layer=DRG| format =Map| accessdate = 2008-07-04] Situated in the Fitzpatrick Wilderness, East Torrey Glacier is part of the largest grouping of glaciers in the American Rocky Mountains. The glacier has split into three separate glaciers and has retreated well above two proglacial lakes.

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ee also

* List of glaciers