Pumpelly Glacier

Pumpelly Glacier
Pumpelly Glacier seen from Tinkham Mountain
Map showing the location of Pumpelly Glacier
Map showing the location of Pumpelly Glacier
Pumpelly Glacier
Location in Montana
TypeMountain glacier
LocationGlacier National Park, Flathead County, Montana, United States
Coordinates48°35′00″N 113°39′33″W / 48.58333°N 113.65917°W / 48.58333; -113.65917[1]
AreaPumpelly and Pumpkin Glaciers combined cover 310 acres (1.3 km2) in 2005[2]
Length.50 mi (0.80 km)
TerminusBarren rock
StatusRetreating

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 8,500 and 8,000 ft (2,600 and 2,400 m) 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 310 acres (1.3 km2) as of 2005, a 15 percent reduction in area since 1966.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Pumpelly Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 23, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Retreat of Glaciers in Glacier National Park" (PDF). United States Geological Survey. 2010. Retrieved September 23, 2012.
  3. ^ Mount Jackson, MT (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved September 23, 2012.


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