Taylor Glacier (Colorado)

For the glacier in Antarctica, see Taylor Glacier.
Taylor Glacier
Location in Colorado
Taylor Glacier

Location in Colorado

Type Mountain glacier
Location Larimer County, Colorado, United States
Coordinates 40°16′15″N 105°40′37″W / 40.27083°N 105.67694°W / 40.27083; -105.67694Coordinates: 40°16′15″N 105°40′37″W / 40.27083°N 105.67694°W / 40.27083; -105.67694[1]
Terminus Talus
Status Retreating

Taylor Glacier is a small cirque glacier in Rocky Mountain National Park in the U.S. state of Colorado.[2] Taylor Glacier is on the east side of the Continental Divide and adjacent to Taylor Peak. Taylor Glacier is both an ice and a rock glacier, with the lower portions of the glacier being composed primarily of rock debris and a small portion of ice.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Taylor Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-08-19.
  2. ↑ McHenrys Peak, CO (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved 2012-08-19.
  3. ↑ "Glacier Basics". Glaciers and Glacier Change of Rocky Mountain National Park. National Park Service. Retrieved 2012-08-19.


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