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Apr. 3—Glacier National Park officials expect construction on the Going-to-the-Sun Road and the Upper McDonald Creek Bridge to end this year while other projects, like water infrastructure and ...
Montana's Glacier National Park typically sees over 2 million visitors between May and August each year. Although I love taking in the park's beauty in the warmer seasons, this spike in visitation ...
Sep. 11—Glacier National Park officials planned to proactively close the alpine section of Going-to-the-Sun Road on Wednesday night as a potent rainstorm was expected to swamp the Northern Rockies.
Glacier National Park was established on May 11, 1910 as the United States' tenth national park. [4] The park covers more than one-million acres and is home to many famous mountains and roads, such as Going-to-the-Sun Road and Chief Mountain. [5] The park is located in two Montana counties: Glacier and Flathead.
Glacier National Park is a national park of the United States located in northwestern Montana, on the Canada–United States border.The park encompasses more than 1 million acres (4,100 km 2) and includes parts of two mountain ranges (sub-ranges of the Rocky Mountains), more than 130 named lakes, more than 1,000 different species of plants, and hundreds of species of animals.
The Logan Pass Visitor Center was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 15, 2008, [1] when it was 44 years old, less than the usual threshold for inclusion of 50 years. The visitor center was cited in the nomination for its unusual design significance and prominence in Glacier National Park. [2]
The National Park Service (NPS) is inviting everyone to explore America's national parks in 2025 with six free entrance days throughout the year.
At the end of the Little Ice Age about 1850, the area containing the national park had 150 glaciers. There are 25 active glaciers remaining in the park as of 2022. Since the latest interglacial period began around 10,000 years ago, there have been regular climate shifts causing periods of glacier growth or melt-back.