Ahern Glacier (Montana)

Ahern Glacier
Location in Montana
Ahern Glacier

Location in Montana

Type Mountain glacier
Location Glacier National Park, Glacier County, Montana, U.S.
Coordinates 48°50′34″N 113°47′02″W / 48.84278°N 113.78389°W / 48.84278; -113.78389Coordinates: 48°50′34″N 113°47′02″W / 48.84278°N 113.78389°W / 48.84278; -113.78389[1]
Area 126 acres (51 ha) in 2005[2]
Terminus Talus
Status Retreating

Ahern Glacier is in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. The glacier was named after George Patrick Ahern.[3] Ahern Glacier is situated on a ridge between Ipasha Peak to the north and Ahern Peak to the south at an elevation between 8,800 feet (2,700 m) and 8,000 feet (2,400 m) above sea level, immediately east of the Continental Divide.[4] Meltwater from the glacier feeds Ahern Glacier Falls, a waterfall which descends an estimated 1,680 feet (510 m) in one sheer drop to a talus slope below en route to Helen Lake.[5] Between 1966 and 2005, Ahern Glacier lost 13 percent of its surface area.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ahern Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-09-23.
  2. 1 2 "Retreat of Glaciers in Glacier National Park" (pdf). United States Geological Survey. 2010. Retrieved 2012-09-23.
  3. ↑ "George Patrick Ahern, Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army". Arlington National Cemetery. December 23, 2006. Retrieved 2012-09-23.
  4. ↑ Ahern Pass, MT (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved 2012-09-23.
  5. ↑ "Ahern Glacier Falls". World Waterfall Database. 2004. Retrieved 2012-09-23.
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