Vulture Glacier
Vulture Glacier is in Glacier National Park, U.S. state of Montana. The glacier is situated just south of Vulture Peak at an average elevation of 8,412 feet above sea level. Between 1966 and 2005, Vulture Glacier lost over 50 percent of its surface area.- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 8,494 feet
- Description: glacier in the United States
- Also known as: “קרחון ואלטשר”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Vulture Peak and Logging Mountain.
Vulture Peak
Peak
Logging Mountain
Peak
Logging Mountain is located in the Livingston Range… Logging Mountain is situated 1½ miles southwest of Vulture Glacier.
Nahsukin Mountain
Peak
Nahsukin Mountain is located in the Livingston Range… Nahsukin Mountain is situated 2 miles northeast of Vulture Glacier.
Vulture Glacier
- Category: landform
- Location: Flathead, Montana, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
48.82496° or 48° 49′ 30″ north
Longitude
-114.02683° or 114° 1′ 37″ west
Elevation
8,494 feet (2,589 metres)
Open location code
85W7RXFF+X7
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Urdu—“Vulture Glacier” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Vulture Glacier”
- Hebrew: “קרחון ולטשר”
- Japanese: “バルチャー氷河”
- Swedish: “Vulture Glacier, Montana”
- Swedish: “Vulture Glacier”
- Urdu: “ولچر گلیشیر”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Crystal Point and Polebridge.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Two Ocean Glacier and Gyrfalcon Lake.
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Worth a closer look: Helena and Billings.
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