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In winter, Glacier Point Road closes due to snow, and access to Glacier Point from the Badger Pass Ski Area is only by ski or snowshoe. [7] Glacier Point can also be reached via the Four Mile Trail, which ascends the 3,200 feet (980 m) in 4.6 miles (7.4 km). This moderate to strenuous trail can provide access to Glacier Point when the Glacier ...
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Glacier National Park, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a Google map.
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: ...
Glacier Point Hotel, the highest hotel in the West at 7,240 feet (2,210 m) above sea level, was a marvel in its time, featuring a massive double-sided fireplace and stunning views. Built in 1917, it stood an impressive 3,274 feet (998 m) above the valley, providing an unrivaled panorama of Half Dome and Yosemite Valley .
Beginning in 1903, Magna saw a large influx of Greek immigrants, primarily prompted by coal mine strikes in Carbon County, Utah and Fresno, California. This group eventually established a thriving Greektown and community. The formation of Magna's Greektown coincided with that of the forming of Salt Lake City, happening only about 15 miles to ...
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
The Glacier Point Trailside Museum was one of the first projects in Yosemite National Park by Herbert Maier in what would become the National Park Service Rustic style. Located at Glacier Point, it was funded by Laura Spelman Rockefeller's estate as a project for the Yosemite Museum. It was the first "trailside museum" in the National Park ...
Seasonal and year-to-year variations on the glacier make it necessary to assess current conditions before choosing a route to the summit. The northwest Ridge, from the saddle between Mount Lyell and nearby Mount Maclure, offers class 2 to 3 climbing with high snow levels on the glacier. Low snow levels increases the grade to class 3 to 4 on the ...