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Mt. Sacagawea from Sacagawea Glacier
Sacagawea glacier, Fremont County, Wyoming

There are at least 37 named glaciers in Wyoming.

Wyoming Listeni/wˈmɪŋ/ is a state in the mountain region of the Western United States. Wyoming is the 10th most extensive, but the least populous and the 2nd least densely populated of the 50 United States. The western two thirds of the state is covered mostly with the mountain ranges and rangelands in the foothills of the Eastern Rocky Mountains, while the eastern third of the state is high elevation prairie known as the High Plains.

  • Baby Glacier, Sublette County, Wyoming, 43°10′16″N 109°41′01″W / 43.17111°N 109.68361°W / 43.17111; -109.68361 (Baby Glacier), el. 11,696 feet (3,565 m)
  • Bull Lake Glacier, Fremont County, Wyoming, 43°07′28″N 109°35′56″W / 43.12444°N 109.59889°W / 43.12444; -109.59889 (Bull Lake Glacier), el. 12,306 feet (3,751 m)
  • Connie Glacier, Sublette County, Wyoming, 43°16′07″N 109°41′37″W / 43.26861°N 109.69361°W / 43.26861; -109.69361 (Connie Glacier), el. 12,021 feet (3,664 m)
  • Continental Glacier, Fremont County, Wyoming, 43°20′03″N 109°41′29″W / 43.33417°N 109.69139°W / 43.33417; -109.69139 (Continental Glacier), el. 12,424 feet (3,787 m)
  • Dinwoody Glacier, Fremont County, Wyoming, 43°10′24″N 109°38′19″W / 43.17333°N 109.63861°W / 43.17333; -109.63861 (Dinwoody Glacier), el. 11,585 feet (3,531 m)
  • Downs Glacier, Fremont County, Wyoming, 43°17′41″N 109°39′49″W / 43.29472°N 109.66361°W / 43.29472; -109.66361 (Downs Glacier), el. 11,995 feet (3,656 m)
  • Dry Creek Glacier, Fremont County, Wyoming, 43°10′38″N 109°30′30″W / 43.17722°N 109.50833°W / 43.17722; -109.50833 (Dry Creek Glacier), el. 12,320 feet (3,760 m)
  • DuNoir Glacier, Fremont County, Wyoming, 43°47′46″N 109°52′10″W / 43.79611°N 109.86944°W / 43.79611; -109.86944 (DuNoir Glacier), el. 11,142 feet (3,396 m)
  • East Torrey Glacier, Fremont County, Wyoming, 43°19′16″N 109°40′31″W / 43.32111°N 109.67528°W / 43.32111; -109.67528 (East Torrey Glacier), el. 12,600 feet (3,800 m)
  • Falling Ice Glacier, Teton County, Wyoming, 43°50′00″N 110°46′13″W / 43.83333°N 110.77028°W / 43.83333; -110.77028 (Falling Ice Glacier), el. 10,991 feet (3,350 m)
  • Fishhawk Glacier, Park County, Wyoming, 44°15′40″N 109°51′58″W / 44.26111°N 109.86611°W / 44.26111; -109.86611 (Fishhawk Glacier), el. 10,646 feet (3,245 m)
  • Gannett Glacier, Fremont County, Wyoming, 43°11′45″N 109°38′44″W / 43.19583°N 109.64556°W / 43.19583; -109.64556 (Gannett Glacier), el. 11,817 feet (3,602 m)
  • Gooseneck Glacier, Fremont County, Wyoming, 43°10′55″N 109°38′54″W / 43.18194°N 109.64833°W / 43.18194; -109.64833 (Gooseneck Glacier), el. 12,375 feet (3,772 m)
  • Grasshopper Glacier, Fremont County, Wyoming, 43°14′12″N 109°39′55″W / 43.23667°N 109.66528°W / 43.23667; -109.66528 (Grasshopper Glacier), el. 12,257 feet (3,736 m)
  • Harrower Glacier, Sublette County, Wyoming, 43°06′02″N 109°35′18″W / 43.10056°N 109.58833°W / 43.10056; -109.58833 (Harrower Glacier), el. 12,014 feet (3,662 m)
  • Heap Steep Glacier, Fremont County, Wyoming, 43°10′30″N 109°37′03″W / 43.17500°N 109.61750°W / 43.17500; -109.61750 (Heap Steep Glacier), el. 11,785 feet (3,592 m)
  • Helen Glacier, Fremont County, Wyoming, 43°09′21″N 109°37′01″W / 43.15583°N 109.61694°W / 43.15583; -109.61694 (Helen Glacier), el. 11,909 feet (3,630 m)
  • Hooker Glacier, Fremont County, Wyoming, 42°51′24″N 109°18′40″W / 42.85667°N 109.31111°W / 42.85667; -109.31111 (Hooker Glacier), el. 11,197 feet (3,413 m)
  • J Glacier, Sublette County, Wyoming, 43°14′17″N 109°41′56″W / 43.23806°N 109.69889°W / 43.23806; -109.69889 (J Glacier), el. 11,876 feet (3,620 m)
  • Klondike Glacier, Fremont County, Wyoming, 43°13′26″N 109°39′59″W / 43.22389°N 109.66639°W / 43.22389; -109.66639 (Klondike Glacier), el. 12,600 feet (3,800 m)
  • Knife Point Glacier, Fremont County, Wyoming, 43°06′41″N 109°34′39″W / 43.11139°N 109.57750°W / 43.11139; -109.57750 (Knife Point Glacier), el. 11,552 feet (3,521 m)
  • Lander Glacier, Fremont County, Wyoming, 42°52′02″N 109°19′45″W / 42.86722°N 109.32917°W / 42.86722; -109.32917 (Lander Glacier), el. 11,800 feet (3,600 m)
  • Lizard Head Glacier, Fremont County, Wyoming, 42°47′34″N 109°12′23″W / 42.79278°N 109.20639°W / 42.79278; -109.20639 (Lander Glacier), el. 12,000 feet (3,700 m)
  • Lower Fremont Glacier, Fremont County, Wyoming, 43°07′56″N 109°35′49″W / 43.13222°N 109.59694°W / 43.13222; -109.59694 (Lower Fremont Glacier), el. 12,090 feet (3,690 m)
  • Mammoth Glacier, Sublette County, Wyoming, 43°10′05″N 109°39′59″W / 43.16806°N 109.66639°W / 43.16806; -109.66639 (Mammoth Glacier), el. 11,886 feet (3,623 m)
  • Middle Teton Glacier, Teton County, Wyoming, 43°43′57″N 110°48′15″W / 43.73250°N 110.80417°W / 43.73250; -110.80417 (Middle Teton Glacier), el. 10,869 feet (3,313 m)
  • Minor Glacier, Sublette County, Wyoming, 43°11′12″N 109°39′45″W / 43.18667°N 109.66250°W / 43.18667; -109.66250 (Minor Glacier), el. 12,047 feet (3,672 m)
  • Petersen Glacier, Teton County, Wyoming, 43°46′45″N 110°50′54″W / 43.77917°N 110.84833°W / 43.77917; -110.84833 (Petersen Glacier), el. 9,813 feet (2,991 m)
  • Sacagawea Glacier, Fremont County, Wyoming, 43°08′37″N 109°36′42″W / 43.14361°N 109.61167°W / 43.14361; -109.61167 (Sacagawea Glacier), el. 11,985 feet (3,653 m)
  • Schoolroom Glacier, Teton County, Wyoming, 43°43′33″N 110°50′56″W / 43.72583°N 110.84889°W / 43.72583; -110.84889 (Schoolroom Glacier), el. 10,203 feet (3,110 m)
  • Skillet Glacier, Teton County, Wyoming, 43°50′14″N 110°45′50″W / 43.83722°N 110.76389°W / 43.83722; -110.76389 (Skillet Glacier), el. 10,006 feet (3,050 m)
  • Sourdough Glacier, Sublette County, Wyoming, 43°14′48″N 109°41′15″W / 43.24667°N 109.68750°W / 43.24667; -109.68750 (Sourdough Glacier), el. 11,794 feet (3,595 m)
  • Sphinx Glacier, Sublette County, Wyoming, 43°09′56″N 109°38′53″W / 43.16556°N 109.64806°W / 43.16556; -109.64806 (Sphinx Glacier), el. 13,000 feet (4,000 m)
  • Stroud Glacier, Sublette County, Wyoming, 43°08′50″N 109°40′46″W / 43.14722°N 109.67944°W / 43.14722; -109.67944 (Stroud Glacier), el. 11,663 feet (3,555 m)
  • Teepe Glacier, Teton County, Wyoming, 43°44′11″N 110°47′55″W / 43.73639°N 110.79861°W / 43.73639; -110.79861 (Teepe Glacier), el. 11,480 feet (3,500 m)
  • Teton Glacier, Teton County, Wyoming, 43°44′30″N 110°47′32″W / 43.74167°N 110.79222°W / 43.74167; -110.79222 (Teton Glacier), el. 10,600 feet (3,200 m)
  • Tiny Glacier, Sublette County, Wyoming, 43°03′13″N 109°33′56″W / 43.05361°N 109.56556°W / 43.05361; -109.56556 (Tiny Glacier), el. 11,591 feet (3,533 m)
  • Triple Glaciers, Teton County, Wyoming, 43°50′17″N 110°47′04″W / 43.83806°N 110.78444°W / 43.83806; -110.78444 (Triple Glaciers), el. 10,518 feet (3,206 m)
  • Twins Glacier, Sublette County, Wyoming, 43°08′59″N 109°39′15″W / 43.14972°N 109.65417°W / 43.14972; -109.65417 (Twins Glacier), el. 11,539 feet (3,517 m)
  • Upper Fremont Glacier, Fremont County, Wyoming, 43°07′52″N 109°36′58″W / 43.13111°N 109.61611°W / 43.13111; -109.61611 (Upper Fremont Glacier), el. 13,028 feet (3,971 m)
  • Washakie Glacier, Fremont County, Wyoming, 42°48′31″N 109°14′47″W / 42.80861°N 109.24639°W / 42.80861; -109.24639 (Washakie Glacier), el. 11,335 feet (3,455 m)
  • Wind River Glacier, Fremont County, Wyoming, 42°42′31″N 109°07′41″W / 42.70861°N 109.12806°W / 42.70861; -109.12806 (Wind River Glacier), el. 12,600 feet (3,800 m)

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