Grant Glacier facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Grant Glacier |
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Grant Glacier as seen in 1998
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Type | Cirque glacier |
Location | Flathead County, Montana, U.S. |
Coordinates | 48°19′24″N 113°45′06″W / 48.32333°N 113.75167°W |
Area | 83 acres (34 ha) (in 1995) |
Length | .25 mi (0.40 km) |
Terminus | Barren rock |
Status | Retreating |
Grant Glacier is located in the US state of Montana in Flathead National Forest. The glacier is situated in a cirque and lies below the east slopes of Mount Grant (8,590 feet (2,620 m)). Grant Glacier is 1 mile (1.6 km) southeast of Stanton Glacier and both 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Glacier National Park (U.S.). Images taken of the glacier in 1902 and from the same vantage point in 1998 indicate that the glacier retreated substantially during the 20th Century.
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