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.

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″ north

Longitude

-113.747° or 113° 44′ 49″ west

Elevation

7,264 feet (2,214 metres)

Open location code

85W8Q793+Q6

OpenStreetMap ID

way 82794608

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=glacier

GeoNames ID

5681473

Wikidata ID

Q7656110

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Satellite Map

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

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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