Arapaho Glacier

Arapaho Glacier
Map showing the location of Arapaho Glacier
Map showing the location of Arapaho Glacier
Arapaho Glacier
Location in Colorado
TypeMountain glacier
LocationBoulder County, Colorado, United States
Coordinates40°01′24″N 105°38′52″W / 40.02333°N 105.64778°W / 40.02333; -105.64778[1]
Area39 acres (16 ha)[2]
Length.25 mi (0.40 km) long and .50 mi (0.80 km) wide[2]
Thickness15 ft (4.6 m)[2]
TerminusTalus/proglacial lake
StatusRetreating

Arapaho Glacier is an alpine glacier in a cirque immediately southeast of North Arapaho Peak, in Roosevelt National Forest in the U.S. state of Colorado.[3] The glacier is just east of the Continental Divide. Arapaho Glacier is the largest glacier in the state of Colorado and helps provide water for the city of Boulder, Colorado. The glacier has a negative glacier mass balance and lost over 52% of its surface area during the 20th Century.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Arapaho Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d "Arapaho Glacier". National Snow and Ice Data Center. Retrieved October 2, 2017. (dead link 28 April 2018)
  3. ^ Monarch Lake, CO (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved August 18, 2012.
South Arapaho Peak (left), North Arapaho Peak, Arapaho Glacier
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