Harrison Glacier

Harrison Glacier is a glacier located in the US state of Montana in Glacier National Park. Situated on a southeast‐facing ridge immediately south of Mount Jackson, it is the largest remaining glacier in Glacier National Park, estimated in 2005 to have an area of 466 acres.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Jackson and Walton Mountain.

Mount Jackson

Peak

Photo: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mount Jackson is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Mount Jackson is the fourth tallest mountain in Glacier National Park and it is situated on the Continental Divide.

Walton Mountain

Peak

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Walton Mountain is in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Two unnamed hanging glaciers are located to the east and northeast of the summit. Mount Jackson is 1.8 miles to the north-northeast.

Beaver Chief Falls

Waterfall

Beaver Chief Falls is a waterfall located in Glacier National Park, Montana, US. The falls emerge at the top of a hanging valley just beyond the outflow for Lake Ellen Wilson and descend in a series of braided drops a distance of nearly 1,300 feet, the tallest of which is recorded as being a straight drop of 517 ft. Beaver Chief Falls is situated 1½ miles west of Harrison Glacier.

Harrison Glacier

Type: Glacier with an elevation of 8,484 feet
Description: glacier in the United States
Category: landform
Location: Flathead, Montana, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude

48.59275° or 48° 35′ 34″ north

Longitude

-113.73039° or 113° 43′ 49″ west

Elevation

8,484 feet (2,586 metres)

Open location code

85W8H7V9+3R

GeoNames ID

5656308

Wikidata ID

Q5665618

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Urdu—“Harrison Glacier” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Harrison Glacier”
Hebrew: “קרחון הריסון”
Urdu: “ہیریسن گلیشیر”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lake Ellen Wilson and Jackson Glacier.

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