Kintla Glacier

Kintla Glacier
Map showing the location of Kintla Glacier
Map showing the location of Kintla Glacier
Kintla Glacier
Location in Montana
TypeMountain glacier
LocationGlacier National Park, Flathead County, Montana, United States
Coordinates48°55′44″N 114°11′55″W / 48.92889°N 114.19861°W / 48.92889; -114.19861[1]
AreaApproximately 280 acres (1.1 km2) in 2005[2]
Length.35 mi (0.56 km)
TerminusMoraine and talus
StatusRetreating

Kintla Glacier is in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. The glacier is situated on a plateau 2 miles (3.2 km) southwest of Kintla Peak at an elevation between 8,700 feet (2,700 m) and 7,700 feet (2,300 m) above sea level.[3] The glacier has numerous crevasses and is actually two glaciers with a combined area of 280 acres (110 ha) as of 2005, a 34 percent decrease in area from 1966.[2]

Kintla Glacier 1901 vs 2019

See also

References

  1. ^ "Kintla Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-09-23.
  2. ^ a b "Retreat of Glaciers in Glacier National Park" (PDF). United States Geological Survey. 2010. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2012-05-11. Retrieved 2012-09-23.
  3. ^ Kintla Peak, MT (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved 2012-09-23.


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