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Mendel Glacier

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Type
  
Mountain glacier

Terminus
  
Talus

Length
  
.10 mi (0.16 km)

Status
  
Retreating

Mendel Glacier

Location
  
Kings Canyon National Park, Fresno County, California, United States

Similar
  
Sierra Nevada, Mount Mendel, Mount Darwin, Kings Canyon National

Mendel Glacier is on the north side of Mount Mendel in the Sierra Nevada, California. The name is commonly used; however, the name is not recognized by the United States Geological Survey in the Geographic Names Information System. Mendel Glacier is .35 miles (0.56 km) north of Darwin Glacier at 12,500 feet (3,800 m) above sea level.

Map of Mendel Glacier, California 93634, USA

The middle and lower portions of the glacier are covered with rock debris.

An US Army plane crashed above or into the glacier in 1942 with four airmen on board during a navigation training mission.

References

Mendel Glacier Wikipedia