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Isabelle Glacier
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Isabelle Glacier as photographed in the 1920s
Map showing the location of Isabelle Glacier
Map showing the location of Isabelle Glacier
Isabelle Glacier
Location in Colorado
Type Mountain glacier
Location Boulder County, Colorado, United States
Coordinates 40°03′48″N 105°38′42″W / 40.06333°N 105.64500°W / 40.06333; -105.64500
Length .15 mi (0.24 km) and .30 mi (0.48 km) wide
Terminus Talus/proglacial lake
Status Retreating

Isabelle Glacier is an alpine glacier located .25 mi (0.40 km) southwest of Shoshoni Peak, in Roosevelt National Forest in the US state of Colorado. The glacier is immediately east of the Continental Divide on the opposite side of the divide from Fair Glacier. Isabelle Glacier is the source of the South Saint Vrain Creek and can be reach by trail and is a 8.4 mi (13.5 km) round-trip hike from the trailhead.

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