Rainbow Glacier is in
Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of
Montana. The glacier is situated immediately to the east of
Rainbow Peak
Rainbow Peak () is located in the Livingston Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. The namesake Rainbow Glacier is immediately east and northeast of Rainbow Peak. Rainbow Peak is the ninth-tallest mountain in Glacier National ...
at an elevation between and above sea level.
The glacier covers an area of approximately and has visible
crevasses in
satellite imagery
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. Rainbow Glacier has shown modest retreat compared to other glaciers in Glacier National Park, and lost just over 9 percent of its surface area between 1966 and 2005.
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References
See also
* List of glaciers in the United States
* Glaciers in Glacier National Park (U.S.)
Glaciers of Flathead County, Montana
Glaciers of Glacier National Park (U.S.)
Glaciers of Montana
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