Logan Glacier (Montana) Explained

Logan Glacier
Type:Glacieret
Location:Glacier National Park, Glacier County, Montana, U.S.
Map:USA Montana
Label Position:right
Map Size:225
Coordinates:48.6019°N -113.6325°W
Coordinates Ref:[1]
Area:Approximately 75acres in 2005[2]
Terminus:Talus
Status:Retreating

Logan Glacier is in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. The glacier is situated in a cirque to the northeast of Mount Logan. Just east of the Continental Divide, Logan Glacier is northwest of Red Eagle Glacier.[3] Estimated in 2005 to cover an area of 75acres, Logan Glacier covered almost 125acres in 1966, a reduction in area of 40 percent in about 40 years.[2] Comparing images of the glacier taken in 1914 with those from 2009, indicates that the glacier has experienced extensive retreat.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. 773553. Logan Glacier. 2012-09-22.
  2. Web site: Retreat of Glaciers in Glacier National Park . United States Geological Survey . 2010 . 2012-09-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120511154502/http://www.nrmsc.usgs.gov/files/norock/products/GlacierRecession_infosheet2010_SRC_040910.pdf . May 11, 2012 .
  3. TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Mount Jackson, MT. 2012-09-22.
  4. Web site: Red Eagle-Logan. Repeat Photography Project. United States Geological Survey. 2012-09-22. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130219215122/http://www.nrmsc.usgs.gov/repeatphoto/redeagle_logan.htm. February 19, 2013. mdy-all.