Swiftcurrent Glacier
Swiftcurrent Glacier is in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana.The glacier is on the east side of the Continental Divide arête known as the Garden Wall.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Grinnell and Salamander Glacier.
Mount Grinnell
Peak
Photo: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mount Grinnell is a peak located in the heart of Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Lying just east of the Continental Divide in the Many Glacier region of the park, the peak is flanked to the northwest by Swiftcurrent Glacier and to the south by Grinnell Glacier.
Salamander Glacier
Glacier
Photo: USGS, Public domain.
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.
Great Northern Railway Buildings
Protected area
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Great Northern Railway Buildings are a set of five building complexes in or near Glacier National Park in Montana. They were built by the Great Northern Railway during the period of the park's founding to provide a unified tourist experience to visitors to the park, using the Swiss chalet as a building model.
Swiftcurrent Glacier
- Type: Glacier with an elevation of 7,264 feet
- Description: glacier in the United States
- Category: landform
- Location: Glacier, Montana, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
48.76938° or 48° 46′ 10″ northLongitude
-113.747° or 113° 44′ 49″ westElevation
7,264 feet (2,214 metres)Open location code
85W8Q793+Q6OpenStreetMap ID
way 82794608OpenStreetMap feature
natural=glacier
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Urdu—“Swiftcurrent Glacier” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Swiftcurrent Glacier”
- Urdu: “سوئفٹکرنٹ گلیشیر”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Crystal Point and Packers Roost.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Grinnell Glacier Overlook and Swiftcurrent Pass.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Swiftcurrent Glacier”. Photo: Kirk Olson, CC BY 2.0.