Boulder Glacier (Montana)

Boulder Glacier (Montana)

Infobox_Glacier | glacier_name = Boulder Glacier (Montana)



caption = Boulder Glacier as seen in 2007
type = cirque glacier
location = Montana, U.S.
coordinates = coord|48|57|26|N|114|05|19|W|type:glacier
area =
length = .10 miles (.16 km)
thickness =
terminus =
status = retreating

Boulder Glacier is located in the U.S. state of Montana in Glacier National Park (U.S.). The glacier is situated to the north of Boulder Peak and west of the Continental Divide. [cite web| title =Boulder Glacier, USGS Mount Carter (MT) Topo Map| work =| publisher =TopoQuest| date =| url =http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?lat=48.95723&lon=-114.08854&datum=nad83&u=6&layer=DRG&size=l&s=50| format =Map| accessdate = 2008-07-04] Boulder Glacier was photographed in 2007 by researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey and those images demonstrate that the glacier has almost disappeared. Earlier images taken in 1910 depict a glacier that was far larger than what was recorded in 2007.

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