Hidden Glacier
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Hidden Glacier is located in the U.S. state
of Montana
. The glacier is situated in the Beartooth Mountains
at an elevation of 10500 feet (3,200.4 m), nestled within a cirque
between Mount Villard to the east and Glacier Peak to the west. The glacier covers approximately 10 acre (0.0404686 km²).
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Montana
Montana
Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...
. The glacier is situated in the Beartooth Mountains
Beartooth Mountains
The Beartooth Mountains are located in south central Montana and northwest Wyoming, U.S. and are part of the 900,000 acre Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, within Custer, Gallatin and Shoshone National Forests. The Beartooths are the location of Granite Peak, which at 12,807 feet is the highest...
at an elevation of 10500 feet (3,200.4 m), nestled within a cirque
Cirque
Cirque may refer to:* Cirque, a geological formation* Makhtesh, an erosional landform found in the Negev desert of Israel and Sinai of Egypt*Cirque , an album by Biosphere* Cirque Corporation, a company that makes touchpads...
between Mount Villard to the east and Glacier Peak to the west. The glacier covers approximately 10 acre (0.0404686 km²).