Wolf Glacier

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Wolf Glacier
Wolf Glacier
Beartooth Mountains, Park County, Montana, USA
Type Mountain glacier
Coordinates 45°09′00″N 109°54′22″W / 45.15000°N 109.90611°W / 45.15000; -109.90611Coordinates: 45°09′00″N 109°54′22″W / 45.15000°N 109.90611°W / 45.15000; -109.90611[1]
Area Approximately 80 acres (0.32 km2)
Terminus Barren rock
Status Unknown

Wolf Glacier is in the U.S. state of Montana. The glacier is situated in the Beartooth Mountains at an elevation of 11,000 feet (3,400 m) in a north facing cirque to the east of Wolf Mountain.[2] The glacier covers approximately 80 acres (0.32 km2) and several small proglacial lakes are near the glacier terminus.

References

  1. ↑ "Wolf Glacier Glacier". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-07-30. 
  2. ↑ TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Little Park Mountain, MT (Map). http://www.topoquest.com/map.php?lat=45.14994&lon=-109.90601&datum=nad83&zoom=4. Retrieved 2012-07-30.

See also

Glaciers of Montana
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