Vulture Glacier (Montana)

Vulture Glacier
Vulture Glacier in 1913
Vulture Glacier
Location in Montana
TypeMountain glacier
LocationGlacier National Park, Flathead County, Montana, United States
Coordinates48°49′36″N 114°01′20″W / 48.82667°N 114.02222°W / 48.82667; -114.02222
AreaApproximately 77 acres (0.31 km2) in 2005
TerminusTalus
StatusRetreating

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 (2,564 m) above sea level. Between 1966 and 2005, Vulture Glacier lost over 50 percent of its surface area.