Downs Glacier, Fitzpatrick Wilderness

#24 among attractions in Fitzpatrick Wilderness

Natural attraction, Natural feature

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Downs Glacier is located in Shoshone National Forest, in the U.S. state of Wyoming on the east of the Continental Divide in the Wind River Range. The glacier is 1 mi south of Downs Mountain and sits at an elevation of between 12,600 and 11,200 ft. Downs Glacier is one of many glaciers found in the Fitzpatrick Wilderness, and is part of the largest grouping of glaciers in the American Rocky Mountains. ()

Length: 3696 ftCoordinates: 43°17'42"N, 109°39'50"W

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Downs Glacier – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Grasshopper Glacier, Klondike Peak, Flagstone Peak, Downs Mountain.

4.1 miS
Natural attraction, Natural feature
Grasshopper Glacier, Fitzpatrick Wilderness
105 min walk • Grasshopper Glacier is located in Shoshone National Forest, in the US state of Wyoming on the east of the Continental Divide in the Wind River Range.
4.2 miS
Natural attraction, Mountain
Klondike Peak, Bridger Wilderness
108 min walk • Klondike Peak is located in the northern Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Situated 4 mi north of Gannett Peak, Klondike Peak is within the Bridger Wilderness of Bridger-Teton National Forest and west of the Continental Divide.
5.5 miS
Natural attraction, Mountain
Flagstone Peak, Fitzpatrick Wilderness
142 min walk • Flagstone Peak is located in the Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The peak is the 12th highest peak in Wyoming. The summit is located on the Continental Divide and is in both Shoshone and Bridger-Teton National Forests.
1.1 miN
Natural attraction, Mountain
Downs Mountain, Bridger Wilderness
29 min walk • Downs Mountain is located in the Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Downs Mountain is the 15th highest peak in Wyoming. The summit is on the Continental Divide in both Shoshone and Bridger-Teton National Forests.
5.9 miN
Natural attraction, Mountain
Shale Mountain, Fitzpatrick Wilderness
152 min walk • Shale Mountain is located in the northern Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Shale Mountain straddles the Continental Divide and is in both Bridger-Teton and Shoshone National Forests. Shale Mountain is 5 mi north of Downs Mountain.
2.5 miSW
Natural attraction, Natural feature
Connie Glacier, Bridger Wilderness
64 min walk • Connie Glacier is in Bridger-Teton National Forest, in the U.S. state of Wyoming on the west of the Continental Divide in the Wind River Range.
3.9 miS
Natural attraction, Natural feature
Sourdough Glacier, Bridger Wilderness
99 min walk • Sourdough Glacier is in the Wind River Range, Bridger-Teton National Forest in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Sourdough Glacier is in the Bridger Wilderness, and is part of the largest grouping of glaciers in the American Rocky Mountains.
4.3 miSW
Natural attraction, Natural feature
J Glacier, Bridger Wilderness
111 min walk • J Glacier is located in Bridger-Teton National Forest, in the US state of Wyoming on the west of the Continental Divide in the Wind River Range.
4.4 miNE
Natural attraction, Mountain
Torrey Peak, Fitzpatrick Wilderness
114 min walk • Torrey Peak is located in the northern Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Torrey Peak is in Shoshone National Forest near the southern end of Upper Ross Lake.
2.3 miNW
Natural attraction, Natural feature
Continental Glacier, Fitzpatrick Wilderness
60 min walk • Continental Glacier is in Bridger-Teton and Shoshone National Forests, in the U.S. state of Wyoming and straddles the Continental Divide in the northern Wind River Range.
1.3 miSW
Natural attraction, Mountain
South Downs Mountain, Fitzpatrick Wilderness
33 min walk • South Downs Mountain is located in the Wind River Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Downs Mountain is the 27th highest peak in Wyoming.