Arikaree Glacier

Arikaree Glacier
Arikaree Glacier Location in Colorado
Type	Mountain glacier
Location	Boulder County, Colorado, United States
Coordinates	40°03′00″N 105°38′30″W / 40.05000°N 105.64167°W / 40.05000; -105.64167Coordinates: 40°03′00″N 105°38′30″W / 40.05000°N 105.64167°W / 40.05000; -105.64167^[1]
Length	.10 mi (0.16 km) and .25 mi (0.40 km) wide
Terminus	Talus
Status	Retreating

Arikaree Glacier is an alpine glacier located in a cirque to the north of Arikaree Peak and south of Navajo Peak, in Roosevelt National Forest in the U.S. state of Colorado.^[2] The glacier is just east of the Continental Divide and 1 mi (1.6 km) south of Isabelle Glacier.

References

↑ "Arikaree Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-08-18.
↑ Monarch Lake, CO (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved 2012-08-18.

Glaciers of Colorado

Andrews Glacier Arapaho Glacier Arikaree Glacier Fair Glacier Isabelle Glacier Mills Glacier Moomaw Glacier Navajo Glacier Peck Glacier Rowe Glacier Saint Mary's Glacier Saint Vrain Glaciers Sprague Glacier Taylor Glacier The Dove Tyndall Glacier

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