Glacier National Park [Montana]United States. Department of the Interior
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Glacier National Park [Montana]
United States. Department of the Interior
Glacier National Park (Mont.)
Granite Park Chalets to the Going-to-the-Sun Highway (5,200) meeting it
2 miles above the switchback, 4 miles.
Granite Park Chalets to Goathaunt Camp at Waterton Lake (4,200) via
Flattop Mountain (6,500), 20 miles. A short side trail leads to Ahern
Pass, from which is obtained a splendid view of the valley of the South
Fork of Belly River. Another from Flattop Mountain to the Summit of the
Continental Divide overlooks Sue Lake and the Middle Fork of the Belly
River. Fifty Mountain Camp is midway between Granite Park and Goathaunt
Camp.
Goathaunt Camp to Browns Pass (6,450), Boulder Pass (8,200), and
Hole-in-the-Wall Falls, 15 miles. One of the most scenic trips in the
park. From Boulder Pass a trail leads to Kintla Lake; from Browns Pass
a trail to Bowman Lake. A secondary road leads from Kintla to Bowman
Lakes, 20 miles.
Goathaunt Camp via Indian Pass (7,400) to Crossley Lake Camp (4,855),
18 miles.
Crossley Lake Camp to Many Glacier Hotel (4,861) via the celebrated
Ptarmigan Trail which includes a 183-foot tunnel through Ptarmigan
Wall, 17 miles.
Lake McDonald Hotel to Avalanche Camp (3,400), 6-1/2 miles.
Avalanche Camp to Avalanche Lake (3,885), 2 miles.
Lake McDonald Hotel to Sperry Chalets (6,500), 6 miles. From Sperry
Chalets to Sperry Glacier, 2-1/2 miles.
Sperry Chalets to Going-to-the-Sun Chalets (4,500) via Lincoln (7,000)
and Gunsight (6,900) Passes, 13 miles.
SWIMMING
While it is possible for visitors to indulge in lake bathing, it will
be found that the water of the lakes, usually just from the melting
glaciers, is uncomfortably cold, and for this reason is not enjoyed
except by the most hardy. Swimming pools and plunges with warmed water
are provided at Glacier Park Hotel and Many Glacier Hotel.
CAMPING OUT
The traveler who is not in a hurry may camp out in the magnificent
wilderness of the park, carrying equipment in his automobile and
staying as long as he wishes in any of the free Government campgrounds,
or he may carry his bed and provisions on his back. With a competent
guide and a complete camping outfit the park visitor may set forth upon
the trails to wander at will. On such trips one may venture far afield,
explore glaciers, climb divides for extraordinary views, linger for the
best fishing, or spend idle days in spots of inspirational beauty.
The Glacier Park Saddle Horse Co. provides excellent small sleeping
tents and a complete outfitting of comforts for pack trips.
There are several important points to be remembered on such trips:
A Government topographic map should be procured and consulted
frequently.
Extreme care should be taken about fires. No fire should be left even
for a few minutes unless it is _entirely extinguished_. It should be
_drenched completely with water_.
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