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Ahern Glacier (Montana)

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to the south at an elevation between 8,800 feet (2,700 m) and 8,000 feet (2,400 m) above sea level, immediately east of the
758: 46: 241: 207: 272: 812: 319: 202: 853: 232: 189:, a waterfall which descends an estimated 1,680 feet (510 m) in one sheer drop to a talus slope below en route to 182: 805: 376: 237: 751: 482: 227: 848: 369: 166: 98: 86: 567: 677: 647: 437: 407: 744: 793: 781: 732: 542: 472: 173:. The glacier was named after George Patrick Ahern. Ahern Glacier is situated on a ridge between 90: 662: 417: 682: 657: 8: 667: 562: 557: 447: 343: 687: 672: 602: 487: 432: 427: 422: 642: 627: 587: 552: 502: 492: 396: 637: 622: 612: 597: 592: 577: 572: 532: 477: 462: 442: 789: 728: 632: 607: 582: 547: 537: 527: 522: 517: 512: 507: 497: 452: 297: 832: 724: 652: 617: 457: 120: 107: 193:. Between 1966 and 2005, Ahern Glacier lost 13 percent of its surface area. 692: 30: 467: 174: 190: 178: 361: 773: 785: 720: 392: 170: 298:"George Patrick Ahern, Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army" 324:(Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps) 271:. United States Geological Survey. 2010. 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Map showing the location of Ahern Glacier
Glacier National Park
Glacier County, Montana
Coordinates
48°50′34″N 113°47′02″W / 48.84278°N 113.78389°W / 48.84278; -113.78389
Glacier National Park
Montana
Ipasha Peak
Ahern Peak
Continental Divide
Ahern Glacier Falls
Helen Lake
List of glaciers in the United States
Glaciers in Glacier National Park (U.S.)
"Ahern Glacier"
Geographic Names Information System
United States Geological Survey
United States Department of the Interior


"Retreat of Glaciers in Glacier National Park"
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"George Patrick Ahern, Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army"
Ahern Pass, MT
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