How much ice hides in Timpanogos Rock Glacier? Researchers compared its volume to an ancient wonder

By: Alixel Cabrera

Outlets: Utah News Dispatch

Published: August 28, 2026

Words: 535

Last Updated: 16 hours, 38 minutes ago

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With a novel 3D technique, a University of Utah team has brought to light the unaccounted masses of ice hidden at the Timpanogos Rock Glacier, finding both a good measurement of how much ice it contains, and also how the rock glacier located near Salt Lake City and Provo formed.

The Timpanogos Rock Glacier stores 1.5 million cubic meters of ice, a University of Utah news release says. That’s enough …

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