Weasel Collar Glacier
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Weasel Collar Glacier is located in the U.S. state
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 of Montana
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 in Glacier National Park. The glacier is situated immediately east of Mount Carter at an average elevation of 7500 feet (2,286 m) above sea level. The glacier is in a cirque
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 and the terminus faces to the north. Between 1966 and 2005, Weasel Collar Glacier had the least amount of glacial ice lost of any glacier in Glacier National Park, losing only 6.7 percent of its surface area.

See also

  • List of glaciers in the United States
  • Glaciers in Glacier National Park (U.S.)
    Glaciers in Glacier National Park (U.S.)
    There are at least 35 named glaciers in Glacier National Park . In 1850, Glacier had 150 glaciers. There are 25 active glaciers remaining in the park today. Since the ice ages stopped 10,000 years ago, there have been many slight climate shifts causing periods of glacier growth or melt-back...

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