Red Eagle Glacier
| Red Eagle Glacier | |
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Red Eagle Glacier at far left while Logan Glacier is visible at right beneath Mount Logan. | |
  Red Eagle Glacier Location in Montana | |
| Type | Glacieret |
| Location | Glacier National Park, Glacier County, Montana, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 48°35′33″N 113°37′09″W / 48.59250°N 113.61917°WCoordinates: 48°35′33″N 113°37′09″W / 48.59250°N 113.61917°W[1] |
| Area | 24 acres (9.7 ha) in 2005[2] |
| Terminus | Talus |
| Status | Retreating |
Red Eagle Glacier is a glacier remnant (glacieret) in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. The glacieret is a hanging glacier located to the southeast of Mount Logan and Logan Glacier.[3] Between 1966 and 2005, Red Eagle Glacier lost 53 percent of its surface area and now covers less than 25 acres (0.10 km2) which is below the threshold to qualify as an active glacier.[2] Comparing images of the glacier taken in 1914 with those from 2009, indicates that the glacier has experienced extensive retreat.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ "Red Eagle Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
- 1 2 "Retreat of Glaciers in Glacier National Park" (pdf). United States Geological Survey. 2010. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
- ↑ Mount Stimson, MT (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved 2012-09-22.
- ↑ "Red Eagle-Logan". Repeat Photography Project. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
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