List of glaciers in Glacier National Park (U.S.)

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, 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.

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  1. ^ "Glaciers - Glacier National Park". National Park Service. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Retreat of Glaciers in Glacier National Park". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
  3. ^ "Overview of Glacier National Park's Glaciers". National Park Service. Retrieved July 3, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "Agassiz Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  5. ^ "Ahern Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  6. ^ "Baby Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  7. ^ "Blackfoot Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  8. ^ "Boulder Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  9. ^ "Carter Glaciers". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  10. ^ "Chaney Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  11. ^ "Dixon Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  12. ^ "Gem Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  13. ^ "Grinnell Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  14. ^ "Harris Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  15. ^ "Harrison Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  16. ^ "Herbst Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  17. ^ "Hudson Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  18. ^ "Ipasha Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  19. ^ "Jackson Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  20. ^ "Kintla Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  21. ^ "Logan Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  22. ^ "Lupfer Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  23. ^ "Miche Wabun Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  24. ^ "North Swiftcurrent Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  25. ^ "Old Sun Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  26. ^ "Piegan Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  27. ^ "Pumpelly Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  28. ^ "Pumpkin Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  29. ^ "Rainbow Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  30. ^ "Red Eagle Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  31. ^ "Salamander Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  32. ^ "Sexton Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  33. ^ "Shepard Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  34. ^ "Siyeh Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  35. ^ "Sperry Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  36. ^ "Swiftcurrent Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  37. ^ "Thunderbird Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  38. ^ "Two Ocean Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  39. ^ "Vulture Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  40. ^ "Weasel Collar Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  41. ^ "Whitecrow Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.

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