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Here's a riddle. Two mountain ranges in Idaho lie within 60 miles of each other. The highest peaks in Mountain Range A are about 9,000 to 10,000 feet above sea level. Mountain Range B has many peaks over 11,000 feet and several that exceed 12,000 feet above sea level. Both mountain ranges hosted glaciers during the Pleistocene Ice Age. Mountain Range A shows abundant evidence of extensive glacial erosion; the glaciers were big here and existed on both the east and west sides of the range. Mountain Range B was far less glaciated, with smaller glaciers mainly confined to the eastern side of the range.
Why would a smaller mountain range have much larger glaciers than a taller range? Team up with geology professor Shawn Willsey as he explores that question atop a scenic hill overlooking the Stanley basin near the iconic Sawtooth mountains in central Idaho.
Approximate GPS location: 44.15657, -114.87128
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