Conness Glacier | |
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Type | Mountain glacier |
Location |
Mount Conness, Mono County, California, United States |
Coordinates | 37°58′13″N 119°19′07″W / 37.97028°N 119.31861°W [1] |
Length | .15 mi (0.24 km) |
Terminus | Talus |
Status | Retreating |
The Conness Glacier is on the steep northeast cirque of Mount Conness, east of the Sierra Nevada crest, in the U.S. state of California. [2] The glacier is situated at about 11,548 feet (3,520 m). [1] and can be seen from Saddlebag Lake to the east. The glacier is the largest glacier in the Sierra Nevada north of Tioga Pass or Highway 120.