Sexton Glacier

{{Short description|Glacier in Montana, United States}}

{{Infobox glacier

| name = Sexton Glacier

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| type = Mountain glacier

| location = Glacier National Park, Glacier County, Montana, U.S.

| map = USA Montana

| map_caption = Location in Montana

| label_position = right

| map_size = 225

| coordinates = {{coord|48|42|06|N|113|38|06|W|region:US-MT|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_ref ={{cite gnis|id=776387|name=Sexton Glacier|accessdate=2012-07-30}}

| area = Approximately {{convert|68|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|format=pdf|accessdate=2012-07-30}}

| length =

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| terminus = Barren rock

| status = Retreating

}}

Sexton Glacier is located in the U.S. state of Montana in Glacier National Park. The glacier is situated in a cirque north of Going-to-the-Sun Mountain and on the southeast slope of Matahpi Peak at an elevation between {{convert|8000|ft|m}} and {{convert|7000|ft|m}} above sea level.{{Cite map|publisher=TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps)|title=Logan Pass, MT|url=http://www.topoquest.com/map.php?lat=48.70164&lon=-113.63511&datum=nad83&zoom=4|accessdate=2012-07-30}} The glacier covers an area of approximately {{convert|68|acre|km2}} and lost over 30 percent of its surface area between 1966 and 2005.