Type Mountain glacier Status Retreating | Terminus Barren rock | |
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Area Approximately 68 acres (0.28 km) in 2005 Similar Glacier National Park, Chaney Glacier, Swiftcurrent Glacier, Red Eagle Glacier, Herbst Glacier |
Sexton Glacier is located in the U.S. state of Montana in Glacier National Park. The glacier is situated in a cirque north of Going-to-the-Sun Mountain and on the southeast slope of Matahpi Peak at an elevation between 8,000 feet (2,400 m) and 7,000 feet (2,100 m) above sea level. The glacier covers an area of approximately 68 acres (0.28 km2) and lost over 30 percent of its surface area between 1966 and 2005.
Map of Sexton Glacier, Montana 59417, USA
References
Sexton Glacier Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA