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There is also an osprey nest about one hundred meters to the east of the building, which can be viewed from the visitor parking lot and from the park's osprey webcam. Entrance Station. The complex consists of the main visitor center, with a connected entrance station. Two checking stations or kiosks are located in the roadway.
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.
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.
Retiring Saluda Library director Bob McCall has a computer monitor showing live webcams of Alaska's bears at Katmai National Park during the salmon run.
Amphitheater Mountain (8,695 feet (2,650 m)) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. [1] [3] Amphitheater Mountain is a descriptive name given to the peak because of its resemblance to the Greek Amphitheater.
The most popular way to see Glacier Bay is by boat. Peter Christian, chief spokesperson for Public Affairs for the National Park Service’s Alaska region, said highly regulated cruise ships "go ...
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]
Located on the east side of the park, Going-to-the-Sun Road parallels the lake along its north shore. At an elevation of 4,484 feet (1,367 m), Saint Mary Lake's waters are colder and lie almost 1,500 feet (460 m) higher in elevation than Lake McDonald , the largest lake in the park, which is located on the west side of the Continental Divide .