Piegan Glacier
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Piegan Glacier is located in the U.S. state
U.S. state
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 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,...

 in Glacier National Park. The glacier is situated in a cirque
Cirque
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 on the southeast slope of Piegan Mountain
Piegan Mountain
Piegan Mountain is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Piegan Glacier is located in a cirque immediately southeast of the summit....

 and just below the summit at an elevation between 8800 feet (2,682.2 m) and 8200 feet (2,499.4 m) above sea level. The glacier covered an area of approximately 62 acre (0.25090532 km²) in 2005, a 10 percent reduction in acreage since 1966.

See also

  • List of glaciers in the United States
  • Glaciers in Glacier National Park (U.S.)
    Glaciers in Glacier National Park (U.S.)
    There are at least 35 named glaciers in Glacier National Park . In 1850, Glacier had 150 glaciers. There are 25 active glaciers remaining in the park today. Since the ice ages stopped 10,000 years ago, there have been many slight climate shifts causing periods of glacier growth or melt-back...

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