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Heap Steep Glacier

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Type
  
Mountain glacier

Terminus
  
Talus

Length
  
.30 mi (0.48 km)

Status
  
Retreating

Heap Steep Glacier

Heap Steep Glacier is located east of the Continental Divide in the northern Wind River Range in the US state of Wyoming. The glacier is situated in the Fitzpatrick Wilderness of Shoshone National Forest, and is among the largest grouping of glaciers in the American Rocky Mountains. Heap Steep Glacier is in a north facing cirque, below the summit of Sunbeam Peak. A large terminal moraine and small proglacial lake are located below the glacier.

Map of Heap Steep Glacier, Wyoming 82513, USA

References

Heap Steep Glacier Wikipedia