Swiftcurrent Mountain

Swiftcurrent Mountain is located in the , Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of . Swiftcurrent Mountain is situated along the Continental Divide. The historic is at the top of the mountain.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Swiftcurrent Fire Lookout and North Swiftcurrent Glacier.

Building
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The in is significant as one of a chain of staffed fire lookout posts within the park. The low two-story timber-construction structure with a gabled roof was built in 1936.

Glacier
is a in in the U.S. state of . It is situated immediately to the east of the Continental Divide and north of Swiftcurrent Mountain at an elevation between 8,000 ft and 7,000 ft above sea level.

Protected area
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The are a set of five building complexes in or near Glacier National Park in . 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 Mountain

Latitude
48.78565° or 48° 47′ 8″ north
Longitude
-113.76683° or 113° 46′ 1″ west
Elevation
8,369 feet (2,551 metres)
Open location code
85W8Q6PM+77
Open­Street­Map ID
node 357931059
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
5681475
Wiki­data ID
Q7656112
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Satellite Map

Discover Swiftcurrent Mountain from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Urdu—“Swiftcurrent Mountain” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Swiftcurrent Mountain”
  • Dutch: “Swiftcurrent Mountain”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل سويفتكورينت”
  • Ladin: “Swiftcurrent Mountain”
  • Urdu: “سوئفٹ کرنٹ ماؤنٹین”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Swiftcurrent Pass and Windmaker Lake.

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