Grinnell Glacier
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Grinnell Glacier is a prominent and rapidly retreating mountain glacier in Montana’s Glacier National Park, noted for its striking turquoise meltwater lake and accessibility to hikers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Grinnell Glacier canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacier
ⓘ
mountain glacier ⓘ |
| accessibleFrom |
Many Glacier
ⓘ
surface form:
Many Glacier area
|
| accessibleVia | Grinnell Glacier Trail ⓘ |
| climateZone | alpine subarctic climate ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| drainageBasin |
Missouri River Basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Missouri River basin
|
| drainsInto | Swiftcurrent Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formationType | cirque glacier ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType | alpine environment ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
crevasses
ⓘ
ice cliffs ⓘ icefalls ⓘ moraines ⓘ proglacial lake ⓘ turquoise meltwater lake ⓘ |
| hasHazard |
avalanche risk
ⓘ
icefall ⓘ rockfall ⓘ |
| hasNearbyGlacier |
Gem Glacier
ⓘ
Salamander Glacier ⓘ |
| hasStatus | retreating glacier ⓘ |
| hasTourismActivity |
day hiking
ⓘ
guided ranger hikes ⓘ photography ⓘ |
| isEvidenceFor | regional climate warming ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
climate change research
ⓘ
glaciological studies ⓘ repeat photography comparisons ⓘ |
| knownFor |
accessibility to hikers
ⓘ
rapid retreat ⓘ scenic views ⓘ turquoise-colored lake ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Glacier National Park
ⓘ
Montana ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInCounty |
Glacier County
ⓘ
surface form:
Glacier County, Montana
|
| locatedInMountainRange | Lewis Range ⓘ |
| monitoredBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| monitoredFor | climate change impacts ⓘ |
| namedAfter | George Bird Grinnell ⓘ |
| partOf |
Crown of the Continent Ecosystem
ⓘ
Glacier National Park glacier monitoring program ⓘ |
| protectedArea | Glacier National Park ⓘ |
| withinUSState | Montana ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.