Dixon Glacier Explained

Dixon Glacier
Type:Mountain glacier
Map:USA Montana
Label Position:right
Map Size:225
Coordinates:48.9289°N -114.0156°W
Coordinates Ref:[1]
Area:59acres in 2005[2]
Length:0.3miles
Terminus:Moraine and talus
Status:Retreating

Dixon Glacier is located in the U.S. state of Montana in Glacier National Park. The glacier is situated in a cirque immediately to the north of The Sentinel at an elevation between 8500feet and 7400feet above sea level. Immediately east of the Continental Divide, the glacier is 1miles east of Thunderbird Glacier.[3] Dixon Glacier covers an area of approximately 59acres and between 1966 and 2005 lost over 45 percent of its surface area.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. 770678. Dixon Glacier. 2012-09-23.
  2. Web site: Retreat of Glaciers in Glacier National Park . United States Geological Survey . 2010 . 2012-09-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120511154502/http://www.nrmsc.usgs.gov/files/norock/products/GlacierRecession_infosheet2010_SRC_040910.pdf . May 11, 2012 . mdy .
  3. TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Mount Carter, MT. 2012-09-23.