Pumpkin Glacier

Pumpkin Glacier
Map showing the location of Pumpkin Glacier
Map showing the location of Pumpkin Glacier
Pumpkin Glacier
Location in Montana
TypeMountain glacier
LocationGlacier National Park, Flathead County, Montana, United States
Coordinates48°35′03″N 113°39′27″W / 48.58417°N 113.65750°W / 48.58417; -113.65750[1]
AreaPumpkin and Pumpelly Glaciers combined cover 310 acres (1.3 km2) in 2005[2]
TerminusBarren rock
StatusRetreating

Pumpkin Glacier is a glacier in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. It is northeast of Blackfoot Mountain and adjacent to Pumpelly Glacier, the two glaciers separated by crevasses. Pumpkin Glacier covers approximately 35 acres (0.14 km2) at elevations between 8,500 feet (2,600 m) and 8,000 feet (2,400 m) above sea level. Pumpkin Glacier is immediately west of the Continental Divide.[3] Pumpkin and Pumpelly Glaciers covered 310 acres (1.3 km2) as of 2005, a 15 percent reduction in area since 1966.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Pumpkin Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Retreat of Glaciers in Glacier National Park" (PDF). United States Geological Survey. 2010. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
  3. ^ Mount Jackson, MT (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved July 30, 2012.

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