Taylor Glacier (Colorado)

Taylor Glacier
Taylor Glacier
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Type	Mountain glacier
Location	Larimer County, Colorado, United States
Coordinates	40°16′15″N 105°40′37″W / 40.27083°N 105.67694°W
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]

References

^ "Taylor Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 19, 2012.
^ McHenrys Peak, CO (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved August 19, 2012.
^ "Glacier Basics". Glaciers and Glacier Change of Rocky Mountain National Park. National Park Service. Retrieved August 19, 2012.

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