Harris Glacier Explained

Harris Glacier
Type:Mountain glacier
Location:Glacier National Park, Flathead County, Montana, United States
Map:USA Montana
Label Position:right
Map Size:225
Coordinates:48.95°N -114.2289°W
Coordinates Ref:[1]
Area:Approximately 8acres in 2005[2]
Terminus:Moraine and talus
Status:Retreating

Harris Glacier is located in the US state of Montana in Glacier National Park. The glacier is situated in a cirque immediately to the northeast of Parke Peak at an elevation between 7000feet and 6600feet above sea level.[3] The glacier covers an area of approximately 8acres 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, the glacier lost 77 percent of its acreage.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. 772170. Harris Glacier. 2012-09-23.
  2. Web site: Retreat of Glaciers in Glacier National Park. United States Geological Survey. 2010. 2012-09-23. 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. 2012-09-23.