Dixon Glacier

Dixon Glacier
Location in Montana
Dixon Glacier

Location in Montana

Type Mountain glacier
Location Glacier National Park, Glacier County, Montana, U.S.
Coordinates 48°55′44″N 114°00′56″W / 48.92889°N 114.01556°W / 48.92889; -114.01556Coordinates: 48°55′44″N 114°00′56″W / 48.92889°N 114.01556°W / 48.92889; -114.01556[1]
Area 59 acres (0.24 km2) in 2005[2]
Length .30 mi (0.48 km)
Terminus Moraine and talus
Status Retreating

Dixon Glacier is located in the U.S. state of Montana in Glacier National Park. The glacier is situated in a cirque immediately to the north of The Sentinel at an elevation between 8,500 feet (2,600 m) and 7,400 feet (2,300 m) above sea level. Immediately east of the Continental Divide, the glacier is 1 mi (1.6 km) east of Thunderbird Glacier.[3] Dixon Glacier covers an area of approximately 59 acres (0.24 km2) and between 1966 and 2005 lost over 45 percent of its surface area.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Dixon Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-09-23.
  2. 1 2 "Retreat of Glaciers in Glacier National Park" (pdf). United States Geological Survey. 2010. Retrieved 2012-09-23.
  3. Mount Carter, MT (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved 2012-09-23.
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