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I put my zoom camera to work checking out Jackson Glacier. It's always an eye catcher and you can see it from different stops along the road.
Jackson Glacier is approximately the seventh largest of the remaining 25 glaciers in Glacier National Park. A part of the largest grouping of glaciers in the park, Jackson Glacier rests on the north side of Mount Jackson.
When first documented in 1850, the glacier also included the now separate Blackfoot Glacier and together, they covered 1,875 acres. Between 1966 and 2005, Jackson Glacier lost almost a third of its acreage. When the two mountains were united prior to their separation sometime before 1929, they were known simply as Blackfoot Glacier.
Jackson Glacier is approximately the seventh largest of the remaining 25 glaciers in Glacier National Park. A part of the largest grouping of glaciers in the park, Jackson Glacier rests on the north side of Mount Jackson.
When first documented in 1850, the glacier also included the now separate Blackfoot Glacier and together, they covered 1,875 acres. Between 1966 and 2005, Jackson Glacier lost almost a third of its acreage. When the two mountains were united prior to their separation sometime before 1929, they were known simply as Blackfoot Glacier.
Jul 23 2022