West Glacier station

West Glacier station is a station stop for the Amtrak Empire Builder in . The station building, constructed in 1910 and enlarged in 1935, was donated to the Glacier Natural History Association in 1991 and now houses the offices and bookstore of the Glacier National Park Conservancy.
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Photo: Kgrr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: Amtrak station
  • Also known as: “Belton”
  • Address: 12544 US-2, West Glacier, MT 59936

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Apgar Fire Lookout.

Building
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The in is one of a chain of fire lookout posts within the park. The low two-story frame erection with a pyramidal roof was built in 1929. is situated 2½ miles northwest of West Glacier station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West Glacier and Apgar.

Photo: RoyalbroilAlt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town located at the western entrance to in .

Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is one of the main villages in , located at the southern end of , about one mile from the park's west entrance. is situated 2½ miles north of West Glacier station.

West Glacier station

Latitude
48.49609° or 48° 29′ 46″ north
Longitude
-113.97939° or 113° 58′ 46″ west
Operator
Amtrak
Network
Amtrak
Open location code
85W8F2WC+C6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7016071205
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Wiki­data ID
Q7985232
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Urdu—“West Glacier station” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “西冰川站”
  • Chinese: “西格拉西尔站”
  • French: “gare de West Glacier”
  • French: “West Glacier”
  • Japanese: “ウェスト・グレイシャー駅”
  • Urdu: “ویسٹ گلیشیر اسٹیشن”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include West Glacier and West Glacier Post Office.

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