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Arapaho Glacier
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.

See also

• List of glaciers in the United States

External links

• Glaciers and Glacier Change in Rocky Mountain National Park

References

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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