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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.
Place Names of Glacier National Park. Helena, Montana: Riverbend Publishing. ISBN 1-931832-68-4. Schutz, James Willard (1926). Signposts of Adventure: Glacier National Park as the Indians Know It. Boston, New York: Houghton Mifflin Company. OCLC 1544470. Trails Illustrated-North Fork, Glacier National Park, Montana (314) (Map) (Revised ed.). 1: ...
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]
Glacier Park Boat Company offers tours of numerous lakes in Glacier National Park. The tour boat Little Chief has carried visitors since 1926 and now docks at St. Mary Lake.
A Glacier National Park road trip is ideal for those who want to admire some of the country’s most beautiful landscapes, even if just out the car window. It’s easy to see why a road trip to ...
The Logging Creek Ranger Station is the oldest continually operating administrative site in Glacier National Park. The rustic log cabin is an early example of what would become a typical style of western park structure. [2] The district includes a cabin used as a residence for the summer fire guard.
The Headquarters Historic District of Glacier National Park comprises the administrative and housing buildings near West Glacier, Montana on the west side of the park. The area contains a mixture of styles, ranging from National Park Service Rustic to more modern structures built immediately after World War II. [2]
William Howard Taft - U.S. president who signed law creating Glacier, May 11, 1910; Henry L. Stimson - Politician and promoter of creating the park; Promoters. Louis W. Hill, Great Northern Railway; Historic events. History of the National Park Service; Mission 66 - National Park Service ten-year program to prepare parks for 1966 50th ...