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A part of the largest grouping of glaciers in the park, Jackson Glacier rests on the north side of Mount Jackson. [3] The glacier was most recently measured in 2005 at 250 acres (1.0 km 2), yet when first documented in 1850, the glacier also included the now separate Blackfoot Glacier and together, they covered 1,875 acres (7.59 km 2).
Mount Jackson (10,052 feet (3,064 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. [3] Mount Jackson is the fourth tallest mountain in Glacier National Park and it is situated on the Continental Divide. Both the mountain and its namesake Jackson Glacier are easily seen from the Going-to-the-Sun Road.
Jackson Glacier lies directly to the left of the mountain. Mountains in Glacier National Park (U.S.) are part of the Rocky Mountains . There are at least 150 named mountain peaks over 8,000 feet (2,400 m) in Glacier in three mountain ranges --the Clark Range , Lewis Range , Livingston Range .
Ahern Glacier 5] 8,169 feet (2,490 m) Black and white photo of Grinnell Glacier, Glacier National Park, Montana. Photo by T. J. Hileman ca. 1938. Part of James Willard Schultz Photos and Personal Papers Collection, Montana State University.
Blackfoot Glacier is the second largest of the remaining 25 glaciers in Glacier National Park, Montana. Blackfoot Glacier is just to the north of Blackfoot Mountain and near Jackson Glacier . [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The glacier was most recently measured in 2015 at 370 acres (1.5 km 2 ), [ 2 ] yet when first documented in 1850, the glacier also included ...
Mount Moran dominates the northern section of the Teton Range rising 6,000 feet (1,800 m) above Jackson Lake. [4] Several active glaciers exist on the mountain with Skillet Glacier plainly visible on the monolithic east face.
A side trip to Sperry Glacier is also possible, being a 4-mile hike (8 miles round trip). The other means of accessing the chalet is via the Gunsight Trail, which is a 12.1-mile hike from the Jackson Glacier Overlook on Going-to-the-Sun Road. This hike averages 9 hours. [2]
James Willard Schultz, author, guide, responsible for naming a great many Glacier peaks, passes and lakes. John Frank Stevens , first European to discover Marias Pass , 1889 Frank B. Wynn , first to climb the highest peak in the park, 1920