Scientists find a huge hidden ice reservoir beneath Utah’s mountains

ScienceDaily
Aug 27, 2026, 11:48 pm69 ptsTrending
Beneath the rocky slopes of Mount Timpanogos lies far more ice than anyone walking across the surface might suspect. Researchers used gravity measurements to map the buried glacier in 3D and found it is about 83% ice, with enough frozen water to fill 600 Olympic swimming pools. Their findings suggest rock…

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