Lower Fremont Glacier

Lower Fremont Glacier is east of the Continental Divide in the northern Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The glacier is in the Fitzpatrick Wilderness of Shoshone National Forest, and is among the largest grouping of glaciers in the American Rocky Mountains. Lower Fremont Glacier flows to the southeast and the rapid retreat of this glacier has left behind lateral moraines and a proglacial lake.[2] Lower Fremont Glacier is separated from the Bull Lake Glacier by a moraine and from the Upper Fremont Glacier by cliffs.

Lower Fremont Glacier
Lower Fremont Glacier
TypeMountain glacier
Coordinates43°07′56″N 109°35′49″W[1]
Length.50 mi (0.80 km)
TerminusMoraines/proglacial lake
StatusRetreating

See also

References

  1. "Lower Fremont Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
  2. Fremont Peak North, WY (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved August 26, 2012.


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