Weasel Collar Glacier is in
Glacier National Park, U.S. state of
Montana. The glacier is situated immediately east of
Mount Carter at an average elevation of above sea level. The glacier is in a
cirque
A (; from the Latin word ') is an amphitheatre-like valley formed by glacial erosion. Alternative names for this landform are corrie (from Scottish Gaelic , meaning a pot or cauldron) and (; ). A cirque may also be a similarly shaped landform ...
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.
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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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