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| '''Arapaho Glacier''' is an ] located in a cirque immediately southeast of ], in ] in the ] of ].<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=2012-8-18}}</ref> Arapaho Glacier is the largest glacier in the state of Colorado and helps provide water for the city of ]. The glacier has a negative ] and lost 52% of its surface area during the 20th Century.<ref name=arapaho/> | '''Arapaho Glacier''' is an ] located in a cirque immediately southeast of ], in ] in the ] of ].<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=2012-8-18}}</ref> The glacier is just east of the ]. Arapaho Glacier is the largest glacier in the state of Colorado and helps provide water for the city of ]. The glacier has a negative ] and lost 52% of its surface area during the 20th Century.<ref name=arapaho/> | ||
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| Arapaho Glacier | |
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  Arapaho Glacier | |
| Type | Mountain glacier |
| Location | Boulder County, Colorado, USA |
| Area | 39 acres (16 ha) |
| Length | .25 mi (0.40 km) long and .50 mi (0.80 km) wide |
| Thickness | 15 ft (4.6 m) |
| 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. 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.
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References
- ^ "Arapaho Glacier". National Snow and Ice Data Center. Retrieved 2012-8-18.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - "Arapaho Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-8-18.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - Monarch Lake, CO (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved 2012-8-18.
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