Wheeler Peak Glacier, Alpine glacier in Great Basin National Park, Nevada.
Wheeler Peak Glacier covers 120,000 square feet at the base of Wheeler Peak, with a substantial portion hidden beneath rock debris.
The glacier represents the final alpine glacier remaining in the region since the Holocene period, which started approximately 10,000 years ago.
Scientists and researchers regularly study the glacier to monitor climate change effects and document geological transformations in the Great Basin region.
Visitors can reach the glacier through the Bristlecone Glacier Trail, a 4.6-mile round trip starting at 9,800 feet elevation.
The presence of limestone, marble, sandstone, shale, quartzite, granite, aragonite, moonmilk, and gypsum creates a diverse mineral composition within the glacier.
Location: Nevada
GPS coordinates: 38.98580,-114.31400
Latest update: May 17, 2025 10:44
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