Lupfer Glacier Explained

Lupfer Glacier
Type:Mountain glacier
Map:USA Montana
Label Position:right
Map Size:225
Coordinates:48.4772°N -113.5122°W
Coordinates Ref:[1]
Area:Approximately 16acres[2]
Length:0.15miles
Terminus:Talus
Status:Retreating

Lupfer Glacier is in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. The glacier is situated immediately to the east of Mount Phillips at an elevation between 6500feet and 6000feet above sea level.[3] Lupfer Glacier covers an area of approximately 16acres 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 Lupfer Glacier lost over 50 percent of its surface area.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. 773763. Lupfer 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 .
  3. TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Mount Saint Nicholas, MT. 2012-09-23.