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Harrower Glacier
Map showing the location of Harrower Glacier
Map showing the location of Harrower Glacier
Harrower Glacier
Location in Wyoming
Type Mountain glacier
Coordinates 43°06′02″N 109°35′18″W / 43.10056°N 109.58833°W / 43.10056; -109.58833
Length .2 mi (0.32 km)
Terminus Talus
Status Retreating

Harrower Glacier is located on the west side of the Continental Divide in the northern Wind River Range in the US state of Wyoming. The glacier is in the Bridger Wilderness of Bridger-Teton National Forest, and is among the largest grouping of glaciers in the American Rocky Mountains. Harrower Glacier flows to the north and is situated in a cirque, below the summit of Knife Point Mountain (13,001 ft (3,963 m)).

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