Helen Glacier

Infobox_Glacier | glacier_name = Helen Glacier


caption =
type = Mountain glacier
location = Wyoming, United States
coordinates = coord|43|09|21|N|109|37|23|W|type:glacier_region:US-WY
area =
length = 1.2 mile (1.9 km)
thickness =
terminus = talus
status = retreating

Helen Glacier is located east of the Continental Divide in the northern Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The glacier is located in the Fitzpatrick Wilderness of Shoshone National Forest, and is among the largest grouping of glaciers in the American Rocky Mountains. Helen Glacier flows generally to the east, from an east facing cirque, below the summit of Mount Helen. [cite web| first=| last=|title = USGS Fremont Peak North (WY) Topo Map| work =USGS Quad maps|publisher =TopoQuest| date =| url = http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?lat=43.15581&lon=-109.62314&size=l&u=6&datum=nad83&layer=DRG| accessdate = 2008-07-04]

Cited references

ee also

* List of glaciers