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 Lower left of photo - Logan Pass (Elev. 6,646 ft) Top left - Mountain Goat - Symbol of the high country Glacier National Park, located
in northwestern Montana on the Canadian border, was established
in 1910. Canada and the United states expanded the national park
concept in 1932, when they formed Waterton-Glacier International
Peace Park. |
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Glacier
National Park is not named for huge Ice Age Glaciers. Only small alpine glaciers remain, dating from a little ice age less than 10,000 years ago. The awe-inspiring landscape of the park - sharply chiseled peaks and broad deep valleys filled with lakes, streams and waterfalls - is the result of 3 million years of glaciation! The glaciers which sculpted this landscape were often many thousands of feet thick. |
| Their relentless erosive power profoundly altered the landscape. Within the one-million acre embrace of Glacier National Park are grasslands, lush forests and alpine tundra. More than 1,200 plant species shelter and sustain 63 native mammals, 272 birds, 5 amphibians and nearly two dozen fish (not all of which are native). Indeed, with the exception of bison and woodland caribou, every mammal native to the area is still present. This list includes black and grizzly bear, moose and elk, whitetail and mule deer, mountain goats, bighorn sheep, beaver and river otter along with wolves. | |
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Glacier
National Park is a haven |
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The Going-To-The-Sun-Road is a 52 mile route which traverses the width of the park, crossing the Continental Divide through Logan Pass at an elevation of 6,680 feet while affording magnificent views of some of the park's loveliest scenery. Once over Logan Pass, a continuous descent begins to the floor of the valley. This 52 mile route is acclaimed as one of the outstanding scenic roadways of the world!! 
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