The Dana Glacier is located inside a
northwest
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facing
cirque
A (; from the Latin word ) is an amphitheatre-like valley formed by Glacier#Erosion, glacial erosion. Alternative names for this landform are corrie (from , meaning a pot or cauldron) and ; ). A cirque may also be a similarly shaped landform a ...
located east of the 13,061 feet (3,981 m)
Mount Dana
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on the eastern border of
Yosemite National Park
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,
California
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. It is very close to
Tioga Pass
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and
Highway 120. The glacier occupies the very steep, shaded western slope of the cirque at around 11,500 to 11,800 feet (3,500–3,600 m), although a part of it reaches up to 12,500 feet (3,800 m) (Dana Couloir).
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elevation for GNIS
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coordinates. Repeat photography comparing images taken in 1883 with those from 2004 demonstrate that the glacier has retreated substantially in that period.
See also
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List of glaciers in the United States
Glaciers are located in ten states, with the vast majority in Alaska. The southernmost named glacier is the Lilliput Glacier in Tulare County, California, Tulare County, east of the Central Valley (California), Central Valley of California.
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Cited references
Glaciers of California
Glaciers of Mono County, California
Glaciers of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
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