Pumpelly Glacier Explained

Pumpelly Glacier
Type:Mountain glacier
Map:USA Montana
Label Position:right
Map Size:225
Coordinates:48.5833°N -113.6592°W
Coordinates Ref:[1]
Area:Pumpelly and Pumpkin Glaciers combined cover 310acres in 2005[2]
Length:0.5miles
Terminus:Barren rock
Status:Retreating

Pumpelly Glacier is in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. The glacier is situated immediately northeast of Blackfoot Mountain at an elevation between 8500feetand8000feetft (andft) above sea level. Pumpelly Glacier is just west of the Continental Divide and adjacent to Pumpkin Glacier, the two glaciers separated by crevasses.[3] The glacier was named after Raphael Pumpelly who had first sighted the glacier in 1883.[1] Pumpelly and Pumpkin Glaciers cover 310acres as of 2005, a 15 percent reduction in area since 1966.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. 767972. Pumpelly 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). Mount Jackson, MT. 2012-09-23.