Gem Glacier
This is Gem Glacier is the smallest glacier in Glacier National Park. Located on the east side of the Continental Divide arête known as the Garden Wall, the glacier is situated on the cliff face above the better known Grinnell Glacier.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Grinnell Glacier and Mount Gould.
Grinnell Glacier
Glacier
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Grinnell Glacier is in the heart of Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. The glacier is named for George Bird Grinnell, an early American conservationist and explorer, who was also a strong advocate of ensuring the creation of Glacier National Park.
Mount Gould
Peak
Photo: Distress.bark, CC BY 3.0.
Mount Gould is a peak on the Continental Divide in Glacier National Park, Montana, United States. It is the highest point of the Garden Wall, a distinctive ridge of the Lewis Range.
Upper Grinnell Lake
Lake
Photo: USGS, Public domain.
Upper Grinnell Lake is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana. Upper Grinnell Lake is a proglacial lake which formed in the 1930s as Grinnell Glacier retreated.
Gem Glacier
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 8,179 feet
- Description: glacier in Montana, United States
- Category: landform
- Location: Glacier, Montana, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
48.74658° or 48° 44′ 48″ northLongitude
-113.72847° or 113° 43′ 43″ westElevation
8,179 feet (2,493 metres)Open location code
85W8P7WC+JJOpenStreetMap ID
way 82799583OpenStreetMap feature
natural=glacier
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Urdu—“Gem Glacier” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Gem Glacier”
- Urdu: “جیم گلیشیر”
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Haystack Pass and Salamander Falls.
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