Dinwoody Glacier

Dinwoody Glacier is a large mountain glacier in Wyoming’s Wind River Range, on the east side of the Continental Divide within Shoshone National Forest and the Fitzpatrick Wilderness. In 1989, it ranked as the fourth-largest glacier by area in the American Rocky Mountains. Research published that year found it had retreated rapidly from 1958 to 1983, with the most notable change appearing in thinning ice rather than greatly reduced surface area. During those 25 years, it lost an average of 23.4 meters of thickness. Because of its size and retreat, it is important both for understanding downstream water supplies and for tracking environmental change in the high Wind Rivers.

Cora, Wyoming · United States