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{{Infobox glacier |
{{Infobox glacier |
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| name = Arapaho Glacier |
| name = Arapaho Glacier |
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| photo = |
| photo = |
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| type = Mountain glacier |
| type = Mountain glacier |
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| location = [[Boulder County, Colorado]], [[United States|USA]] |
| location = [[Boulder County, Colorado]], [[United States|USA]] |
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| map = USA Colorado |
| map = USA Colorado |
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| region = US-CO |
| region = US-CO |
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| label_position = right |
| label_position = right |
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| map_size = 225 |
| map_size = 225 |
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| lat_d= 40 | lat_m= 01 | lat_s =24 |lat_NS =N |
| lat_d= 40 | lat_m= 01 | lat_s =24 |lat_NS =N |
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| long_d=105 | long_m=38 | long_s=52 |long_EW=W |
| long_d=105 | long_m=38 | long_s=52 |long_EW=W |
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| coordinates_ref =<ref name=gnis>{{cite gnis|id=178461|name=Arapaho Glacier|accessdate=18 August 2012}}</ref> |
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| area = {{convert|39|acres|abbr=on}}<ref name=arapaho>{{cite web|title=Arapaho Glacier|url=http://nsidc.org/rocs/adopt-a-glacier/arapaho.html|publisher=National Snow and Ice Data Center|accessdate= |
| area = {{convert|39|acres|abbr=on}}<ref name=arapaho>{{cite web|title=Arapaho Glacier|url=http://nsidc.org/rocs/adopt-a-glacier/arapaho.html|publisher=National Snow and Ice Data Center|accessdate=18 August 2012}}</ref> |
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| length = {{convert|.25|mi|abbr=on}} long and {{convert|.50|mi|abbr=on}} wide<ref name=arapaho/> |
| length = {{convert|.25|mi|abbr=on}} long and {{convert|.50|mi|abbr=on}} wide<ref name=arapaho/> |
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| thickness = {{convert|15|ft|abbr=on}}<ref name=arapaho/> |
| thickness = {{convert|15|ft|abbr=on}}<ref name=arapaho/> |
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| status = Retreating |
| status = Retreating |
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'''Arapaho Glacier''' is an [[alpine glacier]] located in a cirque immediately southeast of [[North Arapaho Peak]], in [[Roosevelt National Forest]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Colorado]].<ref name=topo>{{Cite map|publisher=TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps)|title=Monarch Lake, CO|url=http://www.topoquest.com/map.php?lat=40.02328&lon=-105.64780&datum=nad83&zoom=4|accessdate= |
'''Arapaho Glacier''' is an [[alpine glacier]] located in a cirque immediately southeast of [[North Arapaho Peak]], in [[Roosevelt National Forest]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Colorado]].<ref name=topo>{{Cite map|publisher=TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps)|title=Monarch Lake, CO|url=http://www.topoquest.com/map.php?lat=40.02328&lon=-105.64780&datum=nad83&zoom=4|accessdate=18 August 2012}}</ref> The glacier is just east of the [[Continental Divide of the Americas|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 52% of its surface area during the 20th Century.<ref name=arapaho/> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[http://mms.nps.gov/ram/imr/BasicsGlcCat.swf Glaciers and Glacier Change in Rocky Mountain National Park] |
*[http://mms.nps.gov/ram/imr/BasicsGlcCat.swf Glaciers and Glacier Change in Rocky Mountain National Park] |
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==References== |
==References== |
Revision as of 08:04, 1 February 2013
Arapaho Glacier | |
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Type | Mountain glacier |
Location | Boulder County, Colorado, USA |
Area | 39 acres (16 ha)[1] |
Length | .25 mi (0.40 km) long and .50 mi (0.80 km) wide[1] |
Thickness | 15 ft (4.6 m)[1] |
Terminus | Talus/proglacial lake |
Status | Retreating |
Arapaho Glacier is an alpine glacier located 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 52% of its surface area during the 20th Century.[1]
See also
External links
References
- ^ a b c d "Arapaho Glacier". National Snow and Ice Data Center. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
- ^ "Arapaho Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
- ^ Monarch Lake, CO (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved 18 August 2012.