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{{Short description|Glacier in Nevada, United States}}
{{Infobox glacier
| name = Wheeler Peak Glacier
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| status = Retreating
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'''Wheeler Peak Glacier''' is a glacier situated at the base of [[Wheeler Peak (Nevada)|Wheeler Peak]] within [[Great Basin National Park]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Nevada]].<ref name=topo>{{Cite map|publisher=TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps)|title=Wheeler Peak, NV|url=http://www.topoquest.com/map.php?lat=38.98572&lon=-114.31399&datum=nad83&zoom=4|accessdate=2012-10-13}}</ref>
The Wheeler Peak glacier can be considered an alpine glacier which started melting at {{convert|9000|ft|m}} and the effects of the glacier can easily be seen by observing the pathways (slopes, canyons, and streams) that the melting glacial water has cut through over several years.<ref name="NPS">[http://www.nature.nps.gov/geology/parks/grba/ NPS: Nature & Science» Geology Resources Division<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The glacier is also unique in that it contains many rocks and minerals, including [[limestone]] (found in the Lehman Caves), [[marble]], [[sandstone]], [[shale]], [[quartzite]], [[granite]], [[aragonite]], [[moonmilk]], and [[gypsum]].<ref name="NPS" />
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The ice visible on the surface is only a portion of the whole glacier, the rest is covered with debris and therefore considered to be a [[rock glacier]].
Looking at the glacier, it is easy to see arc-shaped ridges on the ice surface. The curvature is due to the way the glacier has grown; ice mass near the midline of the glacier creep faster than those on either side, causing the curvature.<ref name=Glaciers /> Because Wheeler Peak has a northeast-facing headwall, it has perennial snow, and is able to protect the glacier from the sun.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.westernsnowconference.org/proceedings/pdf_Proceedings/2001%20WEB/WSC2001OrndorffVanHoesen%201%20.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2011-02-11 |archive-date=2011-07-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728173201/http://www.westernsnowconference.org/proceedings/pdf_Proceedings/2001%20WEB/WSC2001OrndorffVanHoesen%201%20.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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== See also ==
* [[List of glaciers in the United States]]
== References ==
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