Ipasha Glacier Explained

Ipasha Glacier
Type:Mountain glacier
Location:Glacier National Park, Glacier County, Montana, U.S.
Map:USA Montana
Label Position:right
Map Size:225
Coordinates:48.8428°N -113.8133°W
Coordinates Ref:[1]
Area:Approximately 52acres in 2005[2]
Length:0.2miles
Terminus:Barren rock
Status:Retreating

Ipasha Glacier is located in the US state of Montana in Glacier National Park. The glacier is situated in a cirque to the southeast of Chaney Glacier and immediately east of the Continental Divide at an elevation between 8000feet and 7600feet above sea level.[3] The glacier covers an area of approximately 52acres as measured in 2005, which is a third smaller than it was in 1966.[2] Melt water from the glacier flows over Ipasha Falls en route to Ipasha Lake.

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Notes and References

  1. 772712. Ipasha 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). Ahern Pass, MT. 2012-09-23.