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3 miles (4.8 km) south of the Canada–US border near the confluence of the northern fork of the Flathead River and Kishenehn Creek 48°57′37″N 114°25′14″W / 48.960278°N 114.420556°W / 48.960278; -114.420556 ( Kishenehn Ranger Station Historic
Flathead Lake (Salish: člq̓etkʷ, Kutenai: yawuʔnik̓ ʔa·kuq̓nuk) [3] is a large natural lake in northwest Montana, United States. The lake is a remnant of the ancient, massive glacial dammed lake, Lake Missoula, of the era of the last interglacial. [4] Flathead Lake is a natural lake along the mainline of the Flathead River.
Polson (Montana Salish: nčmqnétkʷ, Kutenai: kwataqnuk [3]) is a city in Lake County, Montana, United States, on the southern shore of Flathead Lake and within the Flathead Indian Reservation. The population was 5,148 at the 2020 census. [4] It is the county seat of Lake County. [5] In 1898 the city was named after pioneer rancher David Polson.
The Flathead Valley is the southern extension of a prominent valley called the Rockey Mountain Trench, which runs from the Yukon Territory in Canada as far south as Flathead Lake. The Trench in northwestern Montana was created by subsidence along a major extensional fault, which continues today. After the valley formed, glaciers flowing down ...
The park offers 30 campsites and a boat ramp. [1] Visitors may access the boat ramp for aquatic activities, and fisherman may fish the waters of Flathead Lake. [8] In 2016, development plans were announced by Montana State Parks for the improvement of a bicycle campground area to feature spots for 10 campsites and bicycle-related amenities.
Kings Point is located in north-central Lake County. It occupies the western shore of Flathead Lake from Black Point in the north to the community of Rocky Point in the south. Physical features along the lake that are in the CDP from north to south include Safety Bay, The Narrows, Lansing Point, Kings Point, Stone Quarry Bay, and Wolf Point. [4]
It occupies a peninsula named Finley Point that extends into Flathead Lake from the southeast, separating Skidoo Bay to the north from East Bay to the south. The CDP is bordered to the east by Montana Highway 35 , which follows the eastern shore of Flathead Lake, leading north 25 miles (40 km) to Bigfork and southwest 8 miles (13 km) to Polson ...
Flathead Lake lies in the northeast corner of the reservation, with most of the reservation to the south and west of the lake. [29] Polson, the county seat of Lake County, is located at the southern end of the lake and within the reservation boundaries. The Flathead River flows south and west from Flathead Lake and exits in the southwestern ...