Hudson Glacier Explained

Hudson Glacier
Type:Mountain glacier
Location:Glacier National Park, Glacier County, Montana, U.S.
Map:USA Montana
Label Position:right
Map Size:225
Coordinates:48.9647°N -114.0447°W
Coordinates Ref:[1]
Area:Approximately 8acres in 2005[2]
Length:0.15miles
Terminus:Moraine and talus
Status:Retreating

Hudson Glacier is located in the US state of Montana in Glacier National Park. The glacier is situated in a cirque immediately to the east of the Continental Divide at an elevation between 7500feet and 7200feet above sea level.[3] A half-mile south of Lake Nooney and Lake Wurdeman, Hudson 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 more than 66 percent of its acreage.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. 772601. Hudson 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-all .
  3. TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Mount Carter, MT. 2012-09-23.