Logan Glacier (Montana)

Logan Glacier

Logan Glacier at right beneath Mount Logan. Red Eagle Glacier is visible at far left.
Location in Montana
Logan Glacier

Location in Montana

Type Glacieret
Location Glacier National Park, Glacier County, Montana, U.S.
Coordinates 48°36′07″N 113°37′57″W / 48.60194°N 113.63250°W / 48.60194; -113.63250Coordinates: 48°36′07″N 113°37′57″W / 48.60194°N 113.63250°W / 48.60194; -113.63250[1]
Area Approximately 75 acres (30 ha) in 2005[2]
Terminus Talus
Status Retreating

Logan Glacier is in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. The glacier is situated in a cirque to the northeast of Mount Logan. Just east of the Continental Divide, Logan Glacier is northwest of Red Eagle Glacier.[3] Estimated in 2005 to cover an area of 75 acres (0.30 km2), Logan Glacier covered almost 125 acres (0.51 km2) in 1966, a reduction in area of 40 percent in about 40 years.[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

  1. "Logan Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
  2. 1 2 "Retreat of Glaciers in Glacier National Park" (pdf). United States Geological Survey. 2010. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
  3. Mount Jackson, MT (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved 2012-09-22.
  4. "Red Eagle-Logan". Repeat Photography Project. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
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