Two Teton Glaciers
On the right of shot is Teton Glacier and on the left is Middle Teton Glacier. The mountain sitting between them is Grand Teton (peak 4,199m). To the east, on the left of shot, is Middle Teton (3,904m), the third-highest peak in the Teton Range; to the right is Mount Owen (3,942m) to the west. The glaciers sit at around the 3,500m mark.
Teton Glacier is the largest of the 12 named glaciers in the park and one of 37 glaciers in Wyoming. In 1971, the glacier was about 1,100m long and 340m wide. Between 1967 and 2006, Teton Glacier lost about 14-20% of its surface area, a reduction from 64 to 53 acres.
Middle Teton Glacier is on the north-east flank of Middle Teton and is a popular mountaineering route for ice-climbing and for access to the summit of Middle Teton and other peaks to the south. The glacier is at the west end of Garnet Canyon, which is the most popular route used by climbers ascending Grand Teton. The glacier melt feeds a number of streams below; however, between 1967 and 2006, Middle Teton Glacier lost approximately 25% of its surface area, shrinking from 52 to 39 acres.
Two Teton Glaciers
On the right of shot is Teton Glacier and on the left is Middle Teton Glacier. The mountain sitting between them is Grand Teton (peak 4,199m). To the east, on the left of shot, is Middle Teton (3,904m), the third-highest peak in the Teton Range; to the right is Mount Owen (3,942m) to the west. The glaciers sit at around the 3,500m mark.
Teton Glacier is the largest of the 12 named glaciers in the park and one of 37 glaciers in Wyoming. In 1971, the glacier was about 1,100m long and 340m wide. Between 1967 and 2006, Teton Glacier lost about 14-20% of its surface area, a reduction from 64 to 53 acres.
Middle Teton Glacier is on the north-east flank of Middle Teton and is a popular mountaineering route for ice-climbing and for access to the summit of Middle Teton and other peaks to the south. The glacier is at the west end of Garnet Canyon, which is the most popular route used by climbers ascending Grand Teton. The glacier melt feeds a number of streams below; however, between 1967 and 2006, Middle Teton Glacier lost approximately 25% of its surface area, shrinking from 52 to 39 acres.