Blackwell Glacier
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Blackwell Glacier is located in the U.S. state
of Montana
. The glacier is situated immediately north of Snowshoe Peak
in the Cabinet Mountains
. The glacier consists of numerous small ice patches.
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Montana
Montana
Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...
. The glacier is situated immediately north of Snowshoe Peak
Snowshoe Peak
Snowshoe Peak is the highest peak in the Cabinet Mountains of Northwestern Montana and Idaho....
in the Cabinet Mountains
Cabinet Mountains
The Cabinet Mountains are part of the Rocky Mountains, located in northwest Montana and the Idaho panhandle, in the United States. The mountains cover an area of 2,134 square miles...
. The glacier consists of numerous small ice patches.