Sexton Glacier
Glacier in Montana, United States
48°42′06″N 113°38′06″W / 48.70167°N 113.63500°W / 48.70167; -113.63500[1]Sexton Glacier is located in the U.S. state of Montana in Glacier National Park. The glacier is situated in a cirque north of Going-to-the-Sun Mountain and on the southeast slope of Matahpi Peak at an elevation between 8,000 feet (2,400 m) and 7,000 feet (2,100 m) above sea level.[3] The glacier covers an area of approximately 68 acres (0.28 km2) and lost over 30 percent of its surface area between 1966 and 2005.[2]
References
- ^ "Sexton Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
- ^ a b "Retreat of Glaciers in Glacier National Park" (pdf). United States Geological Survey. 2010. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
- ^ Logan Pass, MT (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved 2012-07-30.
See also
- List of glaciers in the United States
- Glaciers in Glacier National Park (U.S.)
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Glaciers of Montana
- Agassiz
- Ahern
- Baby
- Beartooth
- Blackfoot
- Blackwell
- Boulder
- Carter
- Castle Rock
- Chaney
- Dixon
- Fissure
- Gem
- Grant
- Granite
- Grasshopper
- Gray Wolf
- Grinnell
- Harris
- Harrison
- Herbst
- Hidden
- Hopper
- Hudson
- Ipasha
- Jackson
- Kintla
- Logan
- Lupfer
- McDonald
- Miche Wabun
- Mountaineer
- North Swiftcurrent
- Old Sun
- Phantom
- Piegan
- Pumpelly
- Pumpkin
- Rainbow
- Red Eagle
- Sexton
- Shepard
- Siyeh
- Sky Top
- Snowbank
- Sperry
- Stanton
- Sundance
- Sunrise
- Swan
- Swiftcurrent
- The Salamander
- Thunderbird
- Two Ocean
- Vulture
- Weasel Collar
- Whitecrow
- Wolf
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