Kintla Glacier

Glacier in the United States

Kintla Glacier is in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. The glacier is situated on a plateau 2 miles (3.2 km) southwest of Kintla Peak at an elevation between 8,700 feet (2,700 m) and 7,700 feet (2,300 m) above sea level.^[3] The glacier has numerous crevasses and is actually two glaciers with a combined area of 280 acres (110 ha) as of 2005, a 34 percent decrease in area from 1966.^[2]

Kintla Glacier 1901 vs 2019

See also

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

References

1. "Kintla Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-09-23.
2. "Retreat of Glaciers in Glacier National Park" (PDF). United States Geological Survey. 2010. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2012-05-11. Retrieved 2012-09-23.
3. Kintla Peak, MT (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved 2012-09-23.