Rowe Glacier

Rowe Glacier
Map showing the location of Rowe Glacier
Map showing the location of Rowe Glacier
Rowe Glacier
Location in Colorado
TypeMountain glacier
LocationLarimer County, Colorado, United States
Coordinates40°29′18″N 105°38′46″W / 40.48833°N 105.64611°W / 40.48833; -105.64611[1]
TerminusTalus/proglacial lake
StatusRetreating

Rowe Glacier is an alpine glacier in Rocky Mountain National Park in the U.S. state of Colorado.[2] It is 300 yd (270 m) north of Hagues Peak and the source of the North Fork Big Thompson River. Rowe Glacier was the first glacier to be identified in Colorado.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Rowe Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
  2. ^ Trail Ridge, CO (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved August 18, 2012.
  3. ^ "Glaciers of Colorado". Glaciers of the American West. Portland State University. Retrieved August 18, 2012.


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