Baby Glacier (Montana) Explained

Baby Glacier
Type:Mountain glacier
Location:Glacier National Park, Flathead County, Montana, United States
Map:USA Montana
Label Position:right
Map Size:225
Coordinates:48.9056°N -114.1542°W
Coordinates Ref:[1]
Area:Approximately 19acres in 2005[2]
Length:0.25miles
Status:Retreating

Baby Glacier is a glacier located in the U.S. state of Montana in Glacier National Park. Baby Glacier is situated in a cirque on the northeast slope of Numa Peak at an elevation between 7200feet and 6800feet above sea level.[3] The glacier covers approximately 19acres and does not meet the threshold of 25acres often cited as being the minimum size to qualify as an active glacier. Between 1966 and 2005, Baby Glacier lost a third of its surface area.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. 768418. Baby Glacier. September 23, 2012.
  2. Web site: Retreat of Glaciers in Glacier National Park. United States Geological Survey. 2010. September 23, 2012. May 11, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120511154502/http://www.nrmsc.usgs.gov/files/norock/products/GlacierRecession_infosheet2010_SRC_040910.pdf. dead.
  3. TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Kintla Peak, MT. September 23, 2012.