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t Glacier National
Park
North of W Glacier. n (406) 888-7800.
Open most visitor facilities open late
May–mid-Sep. & 7 8 
∑ nps.gov/glac
Spreading nearly a million acres
(404,690 ha) over the northern
Rocky Mountains, Glacier National
Park holds some of the world’s
most sublime scenery. With
elevations ranging from 3,200 ft
(975 m) along the Flathead River Hiking, a popular activity in Glacier National Park
to summits topping 10,000 ft
(3,048 m), the park contains a there are lakes, waterfalls, and the park’s higher altitudes are
wide variety of landscapes. abundant wildlife, including ablaze with meadows of blue
Alongside four dozen glaciers moose, wolves, and bears. The gentians, yellow lilies, pink
(which gave the park its name) flora ranges from high grassy heathers, and feathery white
and ancient limestone cliffs, plains to alpine tundra. In July, Bear Grass.

Avalanche Creek drops through dense Going-to-the-Sun Mountain Road runs past St.
forests down a red rock gorge. A board- Mary’s Lake. This 50-mile (80-km) road is the main
walk nature trail runs along its length. access for touring the park, joining the park
headquarters to the east entrance.
Goat
Kintla
Lake Haunt Swiftcurrent Lake
sits at the foot
of deeply
glaciated valleys.
Bowman Its shores offer
Lake Lake rustic lodgings.
Many Sherburne
Quartz
Lake Glacier
Polebridge
Swiftcurrent
Logging Lake St. Mary
Lake
Logan
Pass Rising Sun
0 kilometers 10
Avalanche Creek St. Mary
0 miles 10 Lake
Lake Jackson
McDonald Glacier
Key Lake
McDonald
Park boundary
Fish Creek
Trail
Going-to-the-Sun Road
Unpaved road Apgar Harrison
Lake
Visitor R o c k y M o u n t a i n s Two Medicine
Centre
Logan Pass, at
6,680-ft (2,036 m),
has numerous trails
that lead from
the road to alpine
lakes and wildflower-
rich meadows.
Lake McDonald
Surrounded by dense conifer forests and a circle of
high peaks, this 10-mile- (16-km-) long glacier-carved
lake is the largest in the park.
For keys to symbols see back flap
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