Red Eagle Glacier Explained

Red Eagle Glacier
Type:Glacieret
Location:Glacier National Park, Glacier County, Montana, U.S.
Map:USA Montana
Label Position:right
Map Size:225
Coordinates:48.5925°N -113.6192°W
Coordinates Ref:[1]
Area:24acres in 2005[2]
Terminus:Talus
Status:Retreating

Red Eagle Glacier is a glacier remnant (glacieret) in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. The glacieret is a hanging glacier located on the north slope of Clyde Peak, and to the southeast of Mount Logan and Logan Glacier.[3] Between 1966 and 2005, Red Eagle Glacier lost 53 percent of its surface area and now covers less than 25acres which is below the threshold to qualify as an active glacier.[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. 775634. Red Eagle Glacier. 2012-09-22.
  2. Web site: Retreat of Glaciers in Glacier National Park. United States Geological Survey. 2010. 2012-09-22.
  3. TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Mount Stimson, 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.