Vulture Glacier (Montana)

Vulture Glacier
Map showing the location of Vulture Glacier
Vulture Glacier
Location in Montana
Type Mountain glacier
Location Glacier National Park, Flathead County, Montana, United States
Coordinates 48°49′36″N 114°01′20″W / 48.82667°N 114.02222°W / 48.82667; -114.02222Coordinates: 48°49′36″N 114°01′20″W / 48.82667°N 114.02222°W / 48.82667; -114.02222[1]
Area Approximately 77 acres (0.31 km2) in 2005[2]
Terminus Talus
Status Retreating

Vulture Glacier is in Glacier National Park, U.S. state of Montana. The glacier is situated just south of Vulture Peak at an average elevation of 8,412 feet (2,564 m) above sea level.[3][4] Between 1966 and 2005, Vulture Glacier lost over 50 percent of its surface area.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Vulture Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
  2. 1 2 "Retreat of Glaciers in Glacier National Park" (pdf). United States Geological Survey. 2010. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
  3. ↑ Vulture Peak, MT (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved 2012-07-30.
  4. ↑ hight

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