Beartooth Glacier
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Beartooth Glacier is located in the U.S. state
of Montana
. The glacier is situated in a cirque
northeast of Beartooth Mountain at an average elevation of 10500 feet (3,200.4 m) above sea level.
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Montana
Montana
Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...
. The glacier is situated in a cirque
Cirque
Cirque may refer to:* Cirque, a geological formation* Makhtesh, an erosional landform found in the Negev desert of Israel and Sinai of Egypt*Cirque , an album by Biosphere* Cirque Corporation, a company that makes touchpads...
northeast of Beartooth Mountain at an average elevation of 10500 feet (3,200.4 m) above sea level.