Weasel Collar Glacier

Weasel Collar Glacier is in Glacier National Park, U.S. state of Montana. The glacier is situated immediately east of Mount Carter at an average elevation of 7,500 feet (2,300 m) above sea level. The glacier is in a cirque and the terminus faces to the north.[3] Between 1966 and 2005, Weasel Collar Glacier had the least amount of glacial ice lost of any glacier in Glacier National Park, losing only 6.7 percent of its surface area.[2]

Weasel Collar Glacier
Map showing the location of Weasel Collar Glacier
Map showing the location of Weasel Collar Glacier
Weasel Collar Glacier
Location in Montana
TypeMountain glacier
LocationGlacier National Park, Flathead County, Montana, United States
Coordinates48°53′40″N 114°03′52″W[1]
AreaApproximately 136 acres (0.55 km2) in 2005[2]
TerminusBarren rock
StatusRetreating

References
  1. "Weasel Collar Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
  2. "Retreat of Glaciers in Glacier National Park" (PDF). United States Geological Survey. 2010. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
  3. Mount Carter, MT (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved July 30, 2012.

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