Weasel Collar Glacier
Glacier in Montana, United States
48°53′40″N 114°03′52″W / 48.89444°N 114.06444°W / 48.89444; -114.06444[1]
Weasel Collar Glacier is in Glacier National Park, U.S. state of Montana. The glacier is situated immediately east of Mount Carter at an average elevation of 7,500 feet (2,300 m) above sea level. The glacier is in a cirque and the terminus faces to the north.[3] Between 1966 and 2005, Weasel Collar Glacier had the least amount of glacial ice lost of any glacier in Glacier National Park, losing only 6.7 percent of its surface area.[2]
References
- ^ "Weasel Collar Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
- ^ a b "Retreat of Glaciers in Glacier National Park" (PDF). United States Geological Survey. 2010. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
- ^ Mount Carter, MT (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved July 30, 2012.
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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