Gooseneck Glacier

Gooseneck Glacier
Gooseneck Glacier
Type	Mountain glacier
Location	Fremont County, Wyoming, USA
Coordinates	43°10′55″N 109°38′54″W[1]
Length	.45 mi (0.72 km)
Terminus	Talus/moraines
Status	retreating

Gooseneck Glacier is located in the Fitzpatrick Wilderness, Shoshone National Forest, in the US state of Wyoming. The glacier is east of the Continental Divide in the northern Wind River Range and on the southeast flank of Gannett Peak, the tallest mountain in Wyoming.^[2] Gooseneck Glacier is separated from Dinwoody Glacier by a rocky outcropping and they are part of the largest grouping of glaciers in the American Rocky Mountains.

References

1. "Gooseneck Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
2. Gannett Peak, WY (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved August 25, 2012.

See also

• List of glaciers in the United States