Wolf Glacier
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Wolf Glacier is in the U.S. state of Montana. The glacier is situated in the
Beartooth Mountains The Beartooth Mountains are located in south central Montana and northwest Wyoming, U.S. and are part of the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, within Custer, Gallatin and Shoshone National Forests. The Beartooths are the location of Granite Pe ...
at an elevation of in a north facing
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 ...
to the east of
Wolf Mountain Nordic Valley (formally titled ''Wolf Creek Utah Ski Resort'') is a small local ski area in Nordic Valley, Utah. The area was known as ''Nordic Valley'' until June 29, 2005, when it was acquired by the nearby Wolf Creek Golf Resort. The resor ...
. The glacier covers approximately and several small proglacial lakes are near the glacier terminus.


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* List of glaciers in the United States Glaciers of Park County, Montana Glaciers of Montana {{US-glacier-stub