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Arapaho Glacier
Map showing the location of Arapaho GlacierMap showing the location of Arapaho GlacierArapaho Glacier
TypeMountain glacier
LocationBoulder County, Colorado, USA
Area39 acres (16 ha)
Length.25 mi (0.40 km) long and .50 mi (0.80 km) wide
Thickness15 ft (4.6 m)
TerminusTalus/proglacial lake
StatusRetreating

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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  1. ^ "Arapaho Glacier". National Snow and Ice Data Center. Retrieved 2012-8-18. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. "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)
  3. Monarch Lake, CO (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved 2012-8-18. {{cite map}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
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