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Going-to-the-Sun Road is a scenic mountain road in the Rocky Mountains of the western United States, in Glacier National Park in Montana.The Sun Road, as it is sometimes abbreviated in National Park Service documents, is the only road that traverses the park, crossing the Continental Divide through Logan Pass at an elevation of 6,646 feet (2,026 m), which is the highest point on the road. [3]
MT 49 south (Looking Glass Hill Road) – East Glacier: MT 49 closed in winter: St. Mary: 381.469: 613.915: Going-to-the-Sun Road – Glacier National Park: Going-to-the-Sun Road closed in winter: Babb: 388.754: 625.639: S-464 south – Duck Lake 394.341: 634.630: MT 17 north (Chief Mountain Highway) – Waterton Lakes: Chief Mountain Border ...
Buildings in center are at Logan Pass while the Going-to-the-Sun Road lies buried under the Big Drift on right side of image. The Big Drift is in Glacier National Park, in the U.S. state of Montana and is an area along the Going-to-the-Sun Road where a large amount of winter snow can accumulate to depths of 80 feet (24 m). [1]
Nov. 1—Crews are on schedule this fall to finish paving the stretch of the Going-to-the-Sun Road under construction from Apgar to Lake McDonald Lodge in Glacier National Park. Paving on the road ...
Glacier National Park officials have provided an update on the closure of Going-to-the-Sun Road, stating to will open through Logan Pass "no earlier than" July 13.
Jul. 21—Construction crews assigned to the Going-to-the-Sun Road rehabilitation project are back to working during the day intermittently, according to the Federal Highway Administration.
The stone in the walls came from the Going-to-the-Sun Road. [2] [3] [4] The view of the "St. Mary" webcam on the Glacier National Park official website is broadcast from the center and shows the westward-facing view over St. Mary Lake, which includes a distant view of Logan's Pass.
Logan Pass (elevation 6,646 ft (2,026 m)) is located along the Continental Divide in Glacier National Park, in the U.S. state of Montana. It is the highest point on the Going-to-the-Sun Road. The pass is named after Major William R. Logan, the first superintendent of the park.