Vulture Glacier, Glacier in Banff National Park, Canada

Vulture Glacier is a glacier on the border between Alberta and British Columbia that flows from the Wapta Icefield along the Continental Divide. The ice mass extends across two provinces and feeds meltwater to both sides.

The glacier has been shrinking continuously since the mid-1800s and has lost significant area over time. This retreat is observed by scientists as part of larger changes happening in the Rocky Mountains.

Vulture Glacier is an outflow glacier of the Wapta Icefield, which lies along the Continental Divide. Its meltwater feeds streams on both sides of the divide, and the glacier can be seen from the Icefields Parkway northwest of Lake Louise.

The glacier can be seen from several viewpoints along the Icefields Parkway connecting Lake Louise to Jasper National Park. Best views are available directly from the road without requiring any special equipment.

Vulture Glacier is an outflow glacier of the Wapta Icefield, which lies along the Continental Divide. In the 1980s the glacier covered 4.9 square kilometres, and like the other glaciers of the Canadian Rockies it has been retreating since the middle of the 19th century.