Pumpelly Glacier

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{{short description|Glacier in the U.S. state of Montana}}

{{Infobox glacier

| name = Pumpelly Glacier

| photo = Tinkham Mountain and Pumpelly Glacier.jpg

| photo_caption = Pumpelly Glacier seen from Tinkham Mountain

| type = Mountain glacier

| location = Glacier National Park, Flathead County, Montana, United States

| map = USA Montana

| map_caption = Location in Montana

| label_position = right

| map_size = 225

| coordinates = {{coord|48|35|00|N|113|39|33|W|region:US-MT|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_ref = {{cite gnis|id=767972|name=Pumpelly Glacier|accessdate=2012-09-23}}

| area = Pumpelly and Pumpkin Glaciers combined cover {{convert|310|acre|km2}} in 2005{{Cite web|title=Retreat of Glaciers in Glacier National Park|publisher=United States Geological Survey|year=2010|url=http://www.nrmsc.usgs.gov/files/norock/products/GlacierRecession_infosheet2010_SRC_040910.pdf|access-date=2012-09-23}}

| length = {{convert|.50|mi|abbr=on}}

| thickness =

| terminus = Barren rock

| status = Retreating

}}

Pumpelly Glacier is in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. The glacier is situated immediately northeast of Blackfoot Mountain at an elevation between {{convert|8500|and|8000|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level. Pumpelly Glacier is just west of the Continental Divide and adjacent to Pumpkin Glacier, the two glaciers separated by crevasses.{{Cite map|publisher=TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps)|title=Mount Jackson, MT|url=http://www.topoquest.com/map.php?lat=48.58330&lon=-113.65928&datum=nad83&zoom=4|accessdate=2012-09-23}} The glacier was named after Raphael Pumpelly who had first sighted the glacier in 1883. Pumpelly and Pumpkin Glaciers cover {{convert|310|acre|km2}} as of 2005, a 15 percent reduction in area since 1966.