Schoolroom Glacier is the small glacier located in Grand Teton National Park in the U.S. state of Wyoming.[1] This Teton Range glacier lies adjacent to the south Cascade Canyon trail at an altitude of 10,400 feet (3,170 m), approximately 12 miles (19 km) from the trailhead at Jenny Lake. The glacier has many of the classic textbook details of a glacier, namely, well defined terminal and lateral moraines, crevasses, a proglacial lake and related features which led to the naming schoolroom.
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| Typ | Mountain/Hanging glacier |
|---|---|
| Standort | Wyoming, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 43°43′31.92″N 110°50′57.72″W / 43.7255333°N 110.8493667°W |
| Area | .8 ha (2 acres) |
| Length | 100 m (325 ft) |
| Terminus | Moraine/Talus slope |
| Status | Retreating |
As is true for a vast majority of glaciers worldwide, Schoolroom Glacier has been in a state of retreat for many decades, and if current climatic conditions persist, the glacier is anticipated to disappear by the year 2030, if not sooner.[2]
See also
Cited references
- ^ Topozone. "Schoolroom Glacier, USGS Grand Teton (WY) Topo Map" (Map). Topozone USGS Quads. Retrieved 2007-03-27.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Petersen, Bryce. "See Schoolroom, Petersen -- before they're gone". Standard-Examiner. Retrieved 2007-03-27.
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