West Entrance station
West Entrance station is a ranger station in Flathead, Montana which is located on Going-to-the-Sun Road. West Entrance station is situated nearby to the golf course Glacier Rim, as well as near the hamlet Apgar.- Type: Ranger station
- Address: Going-to-the-Sun Road
- Roof shape: gabled
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include West Glacier station and Apgar Fire Lookout.
West Glacier station
Railway station
Photo: Kgrr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
West Glacier station is a station stop for the Amtrak Empire Builder in West Glacier, Montana. 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. West Glacier station is situated 1 mile southeast of West Entrance station.
Apgar Fire Lookout
Building
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Apgar Fire Lookout in Glacier National Park 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. Apgar Fire Lookout is situated 1½ miles northwest of West Entrance station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Glacier and Apgar.
West Glacier
Photo: RoyalbroilAlt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
West Glacier is a town located at the western entrance to Glacier National Park in Northwestern Montana.
Apgar
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Apgar is one of the main villages in Glacier National Park, located at the southern end of Lake McDonald, about one mile from the park's west entrance.
West Entrance station
- Category: building
- Location: Flathead, Montana, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
48.50641° or 48° 30′ 23″ northLongitude
-113.98765° or 113° 59′ 16″ westLevels
1Open location code
85W8G246+HWOpenStreetMap ID
way 83326327OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=ranger_stationOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=gabled
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