Arapaho Glacier

Arapaho Glacier is an alpine glacier in a cirque immediately southeast of , in Roosevelt National Forest in the U.S. state of .
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Photo: Junius Henderson, Public domain.
  • Type: Glacier with an elevation of 12,421 feet
  • Description: glacier in Colorado, USA
  • Also known as: Arapahoe Glacier

Places of Interest

Highlights include North Arapaho Peak and Arapaho Pass.

Peak
is the highest summit of the Indian Peaks in the northern of the of . The 13,508-foot thirteener is located in the , 7.8 miles west-southwest of the , , , on the Continental Divide separating Roosevelt National Forest and from Arapaho National Forest and .

Mountain saddle
, elevation 11,906 ft, is a mountain pass that crosses the Continental Divide in the of the of in the .

Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is a 13,409-foot mountain summit on the boundary shared by and , in , United States.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Eldora.

Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
, previously known as "Eldorado" then "El-Dora", then or Camp Eldorado, and still called Happy Valley, is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place located in and governed by , , . is situated 6 miles southeast of Arapaho Glacier.

Arapaho Glacier

Latitude
40.02306° or 40° 1′ 23″ north
Longitude
-105.64841° or 105° 38′ 54″ west
Elevation
12,421 feet (3,786 metres)
Open location code
85GP29F2+6J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 320423166
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­glacier
Geo­Names ID
5574348
Wiki­data ID
Q4784181
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Spanish—“Arapaho Glacier” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Arapaho Glacier
  • Slovenian: Arapaho Glacier
  • Slovenian: ledenik Arapaho
  • Spanish: Glaciar Arapaho

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Eldora and High Lonesome Trail Estates.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include ‘Arapaho Tarn’ and South Arapaho Peak.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Arapaho Glacier”. Photo: Junius Henderson, Public domain.