| Shepard Glacier | |
| Type: | Glacieret |
| Location: | Glacier National Park, Glacier County, Montana, U.S. |
| Map: | USA Montana |
| Label Position: | right |
| Map Size: | 225 |
| Coordinates: | 48.8656°N -113.8589°W |
| Coordinates Ref: | [1] |
| Area: | Less than 25acres in 2009 |
| Terminus: | Talus |
| Status: | Retreating |
Shepard Glacier is a glacier remnant (glacieret) In Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. The glacieret is immediately southeast of Cathedral Peak.[2] Shepard Glacier was one of a number of glaciers that have been documented by the United States Geological Service (USGS) to have retreated significantly in Glacier National Park.[3] Shepard Glacier was measured in 2009 to have decreased to less than 25acres, considered to be a minimal size to qualify as being considered an active glacier.[4] Between 1966 and 2005, Shepard Glacier lost 56 percent of its surface area.[5] Comparing the 2005 image at right to the one below taken in 1913, it is apparent that Shepard glacier has retreated significantly between these dates.