Dixon Glacier

Dixon Glacier
Type	Mountain glacier
Location	Glacier National Park, Glacier County, Montana, USA
Coordinates	48°55′43″N 114°00′55″W / 48.92861°N 114.01528°W / 48.92861; -114.01528Coordinates: 48°55′43″N 114°00′55″W / 48.92861°N 114.01528°W / 48.92861; -114.01528[1]
Area	59 acres (0.24 km2) in 2005[2]
Terminus	Moraine and talus
Status	Retreating

Dixon Glacier is located in the U.S. state of Montana in Glacier National Park. The glacier is situated in a cirque immediately to the north of The Sentinel at an elevation between 8,500 feet (2,600 m) and 7,400 feet (2,300 m) above sea level.^[3] The glacier covers an area of approximately 59 acres (0.24 km²) and between 1966 and 2005 lost over 45 percent of its surface area.^[2]

Cited references

1. ^ "Dixon Glacier". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:770678. Retrieved 2010-10-02. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Retreat of Glaciers in Glacier National Park" (pdf). United States Geological Survey. 2010. http://www.nrmsc.usgs.gov/files/norock/products/GlacierRecession_infosheet2010_SRC_040910.pdf. Retrieved 2010-10-24. 
3. ^ "Dixon Glacier, Montana" (Map). TopoQuest (USGS Quad). http://www.topoquest.com/map.php?lat=48.92747&lon=-114.01356&datum=nad83&zoom=4&map=auto&coord=d&mode=zoomin&size=m. Retrieved 2010-10-02. 

See also

• List of glaciers in the United States
• Glaciers in Glacier National Park (U.S.)