Middle Teton Glacier

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[1]
Terminus	Moraine
Status	Retreating

Middle Teton Glacier is on the northeast flank of Middle Teton in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.^[2] The alpine 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 Spalding Falls, an 80 ft (24 m) high cascade. Between 1967 and 2006, Middle Teton Glacier lost approximately 25 percent of its surface area, shrinking from 52 to 39 acres (21 to 16 ha).^[3]

Middle Teton Glacier from the north

See also

• List of glaciers in the United States

References

1. "Middle Teton Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
2. Grand Teton, WY (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved August 12, 2012.
3. Edmunds, Jake; et al. (February 2012). "Glacier Variability (1967–2006) in the Teton Range, Wyoming, United States". Journal of the American Water Resources Association. 48 (1): 187–196. doi:10.1111/j.1752-1688.2011.00607.x.