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| area = Approximately {{convert|62|acre|km2}} in 2005<ref name=NOROCK>{{Cite web|title=Retreat of Glaciers in Glacier National Park|publisher=United States Geological Survey| date=2010|url=http://www.nrmsc.usgs.gov/files/norock/products/GlacierRecession_infosheet2010_SRC_040910.pdf|format=pdf|accessdate=2010-10-23}}</ref> | area = Approximately {{convert|62|acre|km2}} in 2005<ref name=NOROCK>{{Cite web|title=Retreat of Glaciers in Glacier National Park|publisher=United States Geological Survey| year=2010|url=http://www.nrmsc.usgs.gov/files/norock/products/GlacierRecession_infosheet2010_SRC_040910.pdf|format=pdf|accessdate=2010-10-23}}</ref>
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'''Piegan Glacier''' is located in the ] of ] in ]. The glacier is situated in a ] on the southeast slope of ] and just below the summit at an elevation between {{convert|8800|ft|m}} and {{convert|8200|ft|m}} above sea level.<ref name=TopoQuest>{{cite web|url=http://www.topoquest.com/map.php?lat=48.70803&lon=-113.68400&datum=nad83&zoom=4|title=Logan Pass, MT|publisher=TopoQuest (USGS Quad)|format=Map|accessdate=2010-10-10}}</ref> The glacier covered an area of approximately {{convert|62|acre|km2}} in 2005, a 10 percent reduction in acreage since 1966.<ref name=NOROCK/> '''Piegan Glacier''' is located in the ] of ] in ]. The glacier is situated in a ] on the southeast slope of ] and just below the summit at an elevation between {{convert|8800|ft|m}} and {{convert|8200|ft|m}} above sea level.<ref name=TopoQuest>{{cite web|url=http://www.topoquest.com/map.php?lat=48.70803&lon=-113.68400&datum=nad83&zoom=4|title=Logan Pass, MT|publisher=TopoQuest (USGS Quad)|format=Map|accessdate=2010-10-10}}</ref> The glacier covered an area of approximately {{convert|62|acre|km2}} in 2005, a 10 percent reduction in acreage since 1966.<ref name=NOROCK/>


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TypeMountain glacier
LocationGlacier National Park, Glacier County, Montana, USA
Coordinates48°42′29″N 113°41′02″W / 48.70806°N 113.68389°W / 48.70806; -113.68389
AreaApproximately 62 acres (0.25 km) in 2005
TerminusBarren rock
StatusRetreating

Piegan Glacier is located in the U.S. state of Montana in Glacier National Park. The glacier is situated in a cirque on the southeast slope of Piegan Mountain and just below the summit at an elevation between 8,800 feet (2,700 m) and 8,200 feet (2,500 m) above sea level. The glacier covered an area of approximately 62 acres (0.25 km) in 2005, a 10 percent reduction in acreage since 1966.

Cited references

  1. "Piegan Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2010-10-10.
  2. ^ "Retreat of Glaciers in Glacier National Park" (pdf). United States Geological Survey. 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-23.
  3. "Logan Pass, MT" (Map). TopoQuest (USGS Quad). Retrieved 2010-10-10.

See also

Glaciers of Montana


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