There are at least 35 named glaciers in Glacier National Park (U.S.). At the end of the Little Ice Age about 1850, the area containing the national park had 150 glaciers. There are 25 active glaciers remaining in the park as of 2022. Since the latest interglacial period began around 10,000 years ago, there have been regular climate shifts causing periods of glacier growth or melt-back. The glaciers are currently being studied to see the effect of global warming. The glaciers in the park have been in a general state of retreat since at least the year 1850, which is oftentimes cited as the end of the Little Ice Age, when mid-latitude glaciers reached their largest historical maximum.[1][2] Though believed in the early 2000s that most of the glaciers in the park would disappear by the year 2020, more recent studies now give the year 2030 as a more likely date for this disappearance. A study done in 2003 on two glaciers indicated they would be completely gone by the year 2030, though some other glaciers may remain as small isolated ice bodies for a longer duration.[3]
Chaney Glacier, 2004Black and white photo of Grinnell Glacier, Glacier National Park, Montana. Photo by T. J. Hileman ca. 1938. Part of James Willard Schultz Photos and Personal Papers Collection, Montana State University.
Schutz, James Willard (1926). Signposts of Adventure: Glacier National Park as the Indians Know It. Boston, New York: Houghton Mifflin Company. OCLC 1544470.
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Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as KML GPX all coordinates GPX primary coordinates GPX secondary coordinates There are at least 35 named glaciers in Glacier National Park U S At the end of the Little Ice Age about 1850 the area containing the national park had 150 glaciers There are 25 active glaciers remaining in the park as of 2022 Since the latest interglacial period began around 10 000 years ago there have been regular climate shifts causing periods of glacier growth or melt back The glaciers are currently being studied to see the effect of global warming The glaciers in the park have been in a general state of retreat since at least the year 1850 which is oftentimes cited as the end of the Little Ice Age when mid latitude glaciers reached their largest historical maximum 1 2 Though believed in the early 2000s that most of the glaciers in the park would disappear by the year 2020 more recent studies now give the year 2030 as a more likely date for this disappearance A study done in 2003 on two glaciers indicated they would be completely gone by the year 2030 though some other glaciers may remain as small isolated ice bodies for a longer duration 3 Agassiz Glacier 48 55 58 N 114 09 34 W 48 93278 N 114 15944 W 48 93278 114 15944 Agassiz Glacier 4 7 858 feet 2 395 m Ahern Glacier 48 50 32 N 113 47 01 W 48 84222 N 113 78361 W 48 84222 113 78361 Ahern Glacier 5 8 169 feet 2 490 m Chaney Glacier 2004 Black and white photo of Grinnell Glacier Glacier National Park Montana Photo by T J Hileman ca 1938 Part of James Willard Schultz Photos and Personal Papers Collection Montana State University Baby Glacier 48 54 19 N 114 09 14 W 48 90528 N 114 15389 W 48 90528 114 15389 Baby Glacier 6 6 804 feet 2 074 m Blackfoot Glacier 48 35 40 N 113 40 12 W 48 59444 N 113 67000 W 48 59444 113 67000 Blackfoot Glacier 7 7 513 feet 2 290 m Boulder Glacier 48 57 27 N 114 05 14 W 48 95750 N 114 08722 W 48 95750 114 08722 Boulder Glacier 8 7 762 feet 2 366 m Carter Glaciers 48 53 09 N 114 02 29 W 48 88583 N 114 04139 W 48 88583 114 04139 Carter Glaciers 9 7 605 feet 2 318 m Chaney Glacier 48 51 06 N 113 49 48 W 48 85167 N 113 83000 W 48 85167 113 83000 Chaney Glacier 10 7 408 feet 2 258 m Dixon Glacier 48 55 43 N 114 00 55 W 48 92861 N 114 01528 W 48 92861 114 01528 Dixon Glacier 11 7 480 feet 2 280 m Gem Glacier 48 44 48 N 113 43 40 W 48 74667 N 113 72778 W 48 74667 113 72778 Gem Glacier 12 8 179 feet 2 493 m Grinnell Glacier 48 45 06 N 113 43 39 W 48 75167 N 113 72750 W 48 75167 113 72750 Grinnell Glacier 13 6 686 feet 2 038 m Harris Glacier 48 56 57 N 114 13 45 W 48 94917 N 114 22917 W 48 94917 114 22917 Harris Glacier 14 6 476 feet 1 974 m Harrison Glacier 48 35 34 N 113 43 49 W 48 59278 N 113 73028 W 48 59278 113 73028 Harrison Glacier 15 8 484 feet 2 586 m Herbst Glacier 48 59 11 N 114 03 05 W 48 98639 N 114 05139 W 48 98639 114 05139 Herbst Glacier 16 7 287 feet 2 221 m Hudson Glacier 48 57 54 N 114 02 40 W 48 96500 N 114 04444 W 48 96500 114 04444 Hudson Glacier 17 7 031 feet 2 143 m Ipasha Glacier 48 50 30 N 113 48 53 W 48 84167 N 113 81472 W 48 84167 113 81472 Ipasha Glacier 18 7 736 feet 2 358 m Jackson Glacier 48 35 55 N 113 42 04 W 48 59861 N 113 70111 W 48 59861 113 70111 Jackson Glacier 19 7 310 feet 2 230 m Kintla Glacier 48 55 44 N 114 11 55 W 48 92889 N 114 19861 W 48 92889 114 19861 Kintla Glacier 20 7 785 feet 2 373 m Logan Glacier 48 36 07 N 113 38 00 W 48 60194 N 113 63333 W 48 60194 113 63333 Logan Glacier 21 7 188 feet 2 191 m Lupfer Glacier 48 28 38 N 113 30 44 W 48 47722 N 113 51222 W 48 47722 113 51222 Lupfer Glacier 22 6 217 feet 1 895 m Miche Wabun Glacier 48 56 51 N 113 50 03 W 48 94750 N 113 83417 W 48 94750 113 83417 Miche Wabun Glacier 23 6 995 feet 2 132 m North Swiftcurrent Glacier 48 47 20 N 113 46 08 W 48 78889 N 113 76889 W 48 78889 113 76889 North Swiftcurrent Glacier 24 7 169 feet 2 185 m Old Sun Glacier 48 52 21 N 113 46 38 W 48 87250 N 113 77722 W 48 87250 113 77722 Old Sun Glacier 25 8 566 feet 2 611 m Piegan Glacier 48 42 29 N 113 41 02 W 48 70806 N 113 68389 W 48 70806 113 68389 Piegan Glacier 26 8 205 feet 2 501 m Pumpelly Glacier 48 35 00 N 113 39 33 W 48 58333 N 113 65917 W 48 58333 113 65917 Pumpelly Glacier 27 8 445 feet 2 574 m Pumpkin Glacier 48 35 03 N 113 39 27 W 48 58417 N 113 65750 W 48 58417 113 65750 Pumpkin Glacier 28 8 232 feet 2 509 m Rainbow Glacier 48 52 45 N 114 05 13 W 48 87917 N 114 08694 W 48 87917 114 08694 Rainbow Glacier 29 8 222 feet 2 506 m Red Eagle Glacier 48 35 34 N 113 37 08 W 48 59278 N 113 61889 W 48 59278 113 61889 Red Eagle Glacier 30 7 044 feet 2 147 m The Salamander Glacier 48 45 29 N 113 44 18 W 48 75806 N 113 73833 W 48 75806 113 73833 Salamander Glacier 31 7 231 feet 2 204 m Sexton Glacier 48 42 06 N 113 38 06 W 48 70167 N 113 63500 W 48 70167 113 63500 32 7 303 feet 2 226 m Shepard Glacier 48 51 51 N 113 51 34 W 48 86417 N 113 85944 W 48 86417 113 85944 Shepard Glacier 33 7 595 feet 2 315 m Siyeh Glacier 48 43 52 N 113 39 17 W 48 73111 N 113 65472 W 48 73111 113 65472 Siyeh Glacier 34 7 073 feet 2 156 m Sperry Glacier 48 37 23 N 113 45 44 W 48 62306 N 113 76222 W 48 62306 113 76222 Sperry Glacier 35 8 022 feet 2 445 m Swiftcurrent Glacier 48 46 04 N 113 44 41 W 48 76778 N 113 74472 W 48 76778 113 74472 Swiftcurrent Glacier 36 7 411 feet 2 259 m Thunderbird Glacier 48 56 03 N 114 02 23 W 48 93417 N 114 03972 W 48 93417 114 03972 Thunderbird Glacier 37 7 516 feet 2 291 m Two Ocean Glacier 48 49 57 N 114 00 41 W 48 83250 N 114 01139 W 48 83250 114 01139 Two Ocean Glacier 38 8 015 feet 2 443 m Vulture Glacier 48 49 36 N 114 01 20 W 48 82667 N 114 02222 W 48 82667 114 02222 Vulture Glacier 39 8 172 feet 2 491 m Weasel Collar Glacier 48 53 40 N 114 03 52 W 48 89444 N 114 06444 W 48 89444 114 06444 Weasel Collar Glacier 40 7 185 feet 2 190 m Whitecrow Glacier 48 55 19 N 113 50 08 W 48 92194 N 113 83556 W 48 92194 113 83556 Whitecrow Glacier 41 6 952 feet 2 119 m See also editMountains and mountain ranges of Glacier National Park U S Notes edit Glaciers Glacier National Park National Park Service Retrieved 20 August 2019 Retreat of Glaciers in Glacier National Park United States Geological Survey Retrieved June 27 2019 Melting Glaciers National Park Service Retrieved June 27 2019 Agassiz Glacier Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Ahern Glacier Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Baby Glacier Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Blackfoot Glacier Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Boulder Glacier Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Carter Glaciers Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Chaney Glacier Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Dixon Glacier Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Gem Glacier Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Grinnell Glacier Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Harris Glacier Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Harrison Glacier Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Herbst Glacier Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Hudson Glacier Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Ipasha Glacier Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Jackson Glacier Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Kintla Glacier Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Logan Glacier Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Lupfer Glacier Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Miche Wabun Glacier Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior North Swiftcurrent Glacier Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Old Sun Glacier Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Piegan Glacier Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Pumpelly Glacier Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Pumpkin Glacier Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Rainbow Glacier Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Red Eagle Glacier Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Salamander Glacier Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Sexton Glacier Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Shepard Glacier Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Siyeh Glacier Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Sperry Glacier Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Swiftcurrent Glacier Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Thunderbird Glacier Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Two Ocean Glacier Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Vulture Glacier Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Weasel Collar Glacier Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Whitecrow Glacier Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Further reading editSchutz James Willard 1926 Signposts of Adventure Glacier National Park as the Indians Know It Boston New York Houghton Mifflin Company OCLC 1544470 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of glaciers in Glacier National Park U S amp oldid 1145335590, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
