Whitecrow Glacier

Whitecrow Glacier
Map showing the location of Whitecrow Glacier
Map showing the location of Whitecrow Glacier
Whitecrow Glacier
Location in Montana
TypeMountain glacier
LocationGlacier National Park, Glacier County, Montana, U.S.
Coordinates48°55′19″N 113°50′08″W / 48.92194°N 113.83556°W / 48.92194; -113.83556[1]
AreaApproximately 48 acres (0.19 km2) in 2005[2]
TerminusBarren rock
StatusRetreating

Whitecrow Glacier is in Glacier National Park, U.S. state of Montana. The glacier is situated immediately east of Mount Cleveland at an average elevation of 7,000 feet (2,100 m) above sea level. Whitecrow Glacier is in a cirque and consists of numerous ice patches, covering a combined surface area of 48 acres (0.19 km2).[2][3] Between 1966 and 2005, Whitecrow Glacier lost over 47 percent of its surface area.[2]

References

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

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