Piegan Glacier Explained

Piegan Glacier
Type:Mountain glacier
Location:Glacier National Park, Glacier County, Montana, U.S.
Map:USA Montana
Label Position:right
Map Size:225
Coordinates:48.7081°N -113.6839°W
Coordinates Ref:[1]
Area:Approximately 62acres in 2005[2]
Terminus:Barren rock
Status:Retreating

Piegan Glacier is in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. The glacier is situated in a cirque on the southeast slope of Piegan Mountain and just below the summit at an elevation between 8800feetand8200feetft (andft) above sea level.[3] The glacier covered an area of approximately 62acres in 2005, a 10 percent reduction in its surface area since 1966.[2] Comparing images of the glacier taken in 1930 with those from 1998, indicates that the glacier experienced relatively little change during that period.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. 775210. Piegan Glacier. 2012-09-23.
  2. Web site: Retreat of Glaciers in Glacier National Park. United States Geological Survey. 2010. 2012-09-23.
  3. TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Logan Pass, MT. 2012-09-23.
  4. Web site: Piegan Glacier. Repeat Photography Project. United States Geological Survey. 2012-09-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20130219215012/http://www.nrmsc.usgs.gov/repeatphoto/piegan-s.htm. February 19, 2013. dead.