Sexton Glacier is located in the U.S. state

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,...

 in Glacier National Park. The glacier is situated in 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...

 north of Going-to-the-Sun Mountain and on the southeast slope of Matahpi Peak

Matahpi Peak

Matahpi Peak is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Below the summit of Matahpi Peak lies Sexton Glacier. Going-to-the-Sun Mountain is just over to the south of Matahpi Peak....

 at an elevation between 8000 feet (2,438.4 m) and 7000 feet (2,133.6 m) above sea level. The glacier covers an area of approximately 68 acre (0.27518648 km²) and lost over 30 percent of its surface area between 1966 and 2005.

See also

• List of glaciers in the United States
• Glaciers in Glacier National Park (U.S.)
  Glaciers in Glacier National Park (U.S.)
  There are at least 35 named glaciers in Glacier National Park . In 1850, Glacier had 150 glaciers. There are 25 active glaciers remaining in the park today. Since the ice ages stopped 10,000 years ago, there have been many slight climate shifts causing periods of glacier growth or melt-back...