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Lupfer Glacier
Part of Glacier National Park

Glaciers

Glacier

Body or stream of ice moving outward and downslope from an area of accumulation; an area of relatively permanent snow or ice on the top or side of a mountain or mountainous area.
Related terms: icefield, ice patch, snow patch
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County

Flathead County, Montana
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GPS Coordinates

Latitude, Longitude:
48.4771884°, -113.5123261°
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Elevation

6217 ft. (1895 m.)

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US Topo Map

The USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) publishes a set of the most commonly used topographic maps of the U.S. called US Topo that are separated into rectangular quadrants that are printed at 22.75"x29" or larger. Lupfer Glacier is covered by the Mount Saint Nicholas, MT US Topo Map quadrant

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Nearby Cities

Ely, NV 641 mi
Scipio, UT 642 mi
Manti, UT 643 mi
Fayette, UT 645 mi
Sterling, UT 648 mi

Nearby Points of Interest

Mount Phillips Land 0.6 mi
Nyack Lakes Water 1.1 mi
Surprise Pass Trail Man-made 1.7 mi
West Dawson Pass Trail Man-made 1.9 mi
Dawson Pass Land 2.0 mi

Historical Weather

Below are weather averages from 1971 to 2000 according to data gathered from the nearest official weather station. The nearest weather station for both precipitation and temperature measurements is EAST GLAC which is approximately 14 miles away and has an elevation of 4,806 feet (1,411 feet lower than Lupfer Glacier). Because the nearest station and this geographic feature may have differences in elevation and topography, the historic weather at the two separate locations may be different as well.

Average Daily Temperatures by Month (°F)

Average Monthly Precipitation (in inches)

Month Precip AVG High Temp AVG Low Temp
January 3.07" 29.8° 9.0°
February 2.14" 34.3° 12.5°
March 2.10" 41.4° 18.0°
April 1.79" 48.9° 26.3°
May 2.69" 59.4° 33.9°
June 2.91" 67.3° 40.4°
July 1.69" 73.6° 44.1°
August 1.92" 73.5° 43.3°
September 1.78" 63.1° 36.0°
October 2.01" 52.5° 30.2°
November 3.08" 37.5° 20.5°
December 3.08" 31.2° 12.8°

Summer High Temps

This location's average summer high temps are lower than 96% of other locations on record.

Winter Low Temps

This location's average winter low temps are lower than 79% of other locations on record.

Precipitation Levels

This location's average precipitation levels are lower than 63% of other locations on record.