Thunderbird Glacier | |
Type: | Mountain glacier |
Location: | Glacier National Park, Glacier County, Montana, U.S. |
Map: | USA Montana |
Label Position: | right |
Map Size: | 225 |
Coordinates: | 48.9342°N -114.0397°W |
Coordinates Ref: | [1] |
Area: | Approximately 58acres[2] in total including numerous ice patches |
Terminus: | Talus |
Status: | Retreating |
Thunderbird Glacier is in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. The glacier is situated on the east side Continental Divide below Thunderbird Mountain at an average elevation of 8000feet above sea level.[3] As of 2005, Thunderbird Glacier consisted of numerous ice patches covering a total of 58acres, which is over 33 percent smaller than it was in 1966.[2]