Salamander Glacier

The Salamander Glacier is a glacier in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. The glacier lies on a shelf on the east side of the arête which is part of the Continental Divide, at an average elevation of 7,200 feet above sea level.

Photo: USGS, Public domain.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Upper Grinnell Lake and Grinnell Glacier.

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.

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.

Gem Glacier

Glacier

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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.

Salamander Glacier

Type: Glacier with an elevation of 7,201 feet
Description: glacier in the United States
Category: landform
Location: Glacier, Montana, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude

48.75735° or 48° 45′ 26″ north

Longitude

-113.73885° or 113° 44′ 20″ west

Elevation

7,201 feet (2,195 metres)

Open location code

85W8Q746+WF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 82795471

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=glacier

GeoNames ID

5676074

Wikidata ID

Q7762107

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Satellite Map

Discover Salamander Glacier from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

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

Cebuano: “The Salamander Glacier”
Hebrew: “קרחון הסלמנדר”
Hebrew: “קרחון הסלמנדרה”
Hebrew: “קרחון סלמנדר”
Hebrew: “קרחון סלמנדרה”
Urdu: “دی سالامینڈر گلیشیر”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Packers Roost and Crystal Point.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Salamander Falls and Grinnell Glacier Overlook.

Montana: Must-Visit Destinations

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