Granite Glacier
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Granite Glacier is located in the U.S. state
of Montana
. The glacier is situated in the Beartooth Mountains
at an elevation of 11000 feet (3,352.8 m) above sea level and is on the north slope of Granite Peak
, the highest summit in Montana. The glacier covers approximately 40 acre (0.1618744 km²).
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 the Beartooth Mountains
Beartooth Mountains
The Beartooth Mountains are located in south central Montana and northwest Wyoming, U.S. and are part of the 900,000 acre Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, within Custer, Gallatin and Shoshone National Forests. The Beartooths are the location of Granite Peak, which at 12,807 feet is the highest...
at an elevation of 11000 feet (3,352.8 m) above sea level and is on the north slope of Granite Peak
Granite Peak (Montana)
Granite Peak, at an elevation of above sea level, is the highest natural point in the U.S. state of Montana, and is the tenth highest state high point in the nation. It lies within the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, in Park County very near the borders of Stillwater County and Carbon County...
, the highest summit in Montana. The glacier covers approximately 40 acre (0.1618744 km²).