Tags: Glacier.
Gannett Glacier is the largest glacier in the Rocky Mountains within the United States. The glacier is located on the east and north slopes of Gannett Peak the highest mountain in Wyoming on the east side of the Continental Divide in the Wind River Range. Gannett is but one of dozens of glaciers located in the Fitzpatrick Wilderness of Shoshone National Forest.As is true with many glaciers around the world Gannett Glacier is slowly disappearing.