The Salamander Glacier
| The Salamander Glacier | |
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 The Salamander Glacier sits on a ledge above the greatly diminished Grinnell Glacier and the ice clogged Grinnell Lake in this 2009 image | |
  The Salamander Glacier Location in Montana | |
| Type | Mountain glacier |
| Location | Glacier National Park, Glacier County, Montana, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 48°45′29″N 113°44′18″W / 48.75806°N 113.73833°W[1] |
| Area | Approximately 42 acres (0.17 km2) in 2005[2] |
| Length | .10 mi (0.16 km) |
| Terminus | Rock ledge |
| Status | Retreating |
The Salamander Glacier is in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. The glacier lies on a shelf on the east side of the arête which is part of the Continental Divide, at an average elevation of 7,200 feet (2,200 m) above sea level.[3] The Salamander Glacier covered an area of approximately 57 acres (0.23 km2) as of 1993. Before Grinnell Glacier retreated significantly, it used to encompass The Salamander Glacier and the two become separate sometime before 1929. The Salamander Glacier was measured at 42 acres (0.17 km2) in 2005, which is a 23 percent reduction since 1966.[2] Though only .10 mi (0.16 km) in length, The Salamander Glacier is about .75 mi (1.21 km) wide.
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Grinnell Glacier (foreground) connected to The Salamander Glacier (upper right) as photographed in 1911 -
The Salamander Glacier above Grinnell Glacier as photographed in 1938
References
- ^ "The Salamander Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
- ^ a b "Retreat of Glaciers in Glacier National Park" (pdf). United States Geological Survey. 2010. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
- ^ Many Glacier, MT (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved July 30, 2012.