Skillet Glacier
| Skillet Glacier | |
|---|---|
 Skillet Glacier on Mount Moran is at right. On the left is Falling Ice Glacier | |
  Skillet Glacier | |
| Type | Mountain glacier |
| Location | Grand Teton National Park, Teton County, Wyoming, USA |
| Coordinates | 43°50′12″N 110°45′57″W / 43.83667°N 110.76583°W[1] |
| Area | 175 acres (0.71 km2) |
| Length | 0.5 mi (0.80 km) |
| Terminus | rockfall |
| Status | unknown |
Skillet Glacier is in
DC-3 crashed into Mount Moran, adjacent to Skillet Glacier, killing all 21 passengers aboard. The remains of the passengers and the plane are still on the mountain.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Skillet Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
- ^ Mount Moran, WY (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved August 12, 2012.
- ^ "Glaciers". Nature and Science. National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
- ^ Macha, G. Pat. "Mt. Moran DC-3 N74586". Aircraft Wrecks in the Mountains and Deserts of the American West. G. Pat Macha. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
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