Mount Macdonald, Glacier National Park

Name: Mount Macdonald
Address: Glacier National Park, Canada

#24 among attractions in Glacier National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Mount Macdonald is a mountain peak located in the Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia, Canada, immediately to the east of Rogers Pass in Glacier National Park. It is notable as the location of the Canadian Pacific Railway's Connaught and Mount Macdonald Tunnels. At 14.7 km, the Mount Macdonald tunnel is the longest railway tunnel in the western hemisphere. ()

Alternative names: First ascent: 1886Elevation: 9459 ftProminence: 1699 ftCoordinates: 51°18'30"N, 117°28'19"W

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Mount Macdonald – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mount Rogers, Mount Afton, Arthur O. Wheeler hut, Cheops Mountain.

4.3 miNW
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Mount Rogers, Glacier National Park
111 min walk • Mount Rogers, is a 3,169-metre massif located in Glacier National Park in the Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia, Canada. Mount Rogers is situated at the north end of the Hermit Range, and is the highest point of the range.
5.3 miS
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Mount Afton, Glacier National Park
137 min walk • Mount Afton is a 2,553-metre mountain summit located in Glacier National Park in the Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia, Canada.
3.2 miS
Hiking, Alpine hut, Vernacular architecture
Arthur O. Wheeler hut, Glacier National Park
82 min walk • The Arthur O. Wheeler hut is an alpine hut located four km southwest of Rogers Pass in Glacier National Park, British Columbia.
3.8 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cheops Mountain, Glacier National Park
98 min walk • Cheops Mountain, is a 2,581-metre mountain summit located in Glacier National Park in the Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia, Canada.
4 miNW
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Mount Sifton, Glacier National Park
102 min walk • Mount Sifton is a 2,922-metre mountain summit located in Glacier National Park, in the Hermit Range of the Selkirk Mountains in British Columbia, Canada. Mount Sifton is situated 58 km northeast of Revelstoke, and 41 km west of Golden.
4.5 miW
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Ursus Minor Mountain, Glacier National Park
116 min walk • Ursus Minor Mountain is a 2,749-metre mountain summit located in Glacier National Park, in the Hermit Range of the Selkirk Mountains in British Columbia, Canada. Ursus Minor Mountain is situated 56 km northeast of Revelstoke, and 44 km west of Golden. It is also set 3.5 km northwest of Cheops Mountain, and 4 km west of Rogers Pass.
2.1 miW
Mountain pass with history exhibits
Rogers Pass, Glacier National Park
55 min walk • Rogers Pass is a high mountain pass through the Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia, but the term also includes the approaches used by the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Trans-Canada Highway.
5.6 miW
Mountain
Ursus Major Mountain, Glacier National Park
144 min walk • Ursus Major Mountain is a 2,705-metre mountain summit located in Glacier National Park, in the Hermit Range of the Selkirk Mountains in British Columbia, Canada.
3.9 miNW
Mountain
Hermit Mountain, Glacier National Park
99 min walk • Hermit Mountain is a 3,050-metre mountain summit located in Glacier National Park, in the Hermit Range of the Selkirk Mountains in British Columbia, Canada. Hermit Mountain is situated 64 km northeast of Revelstoke, and 39 km west of Golden. It is also set 2.7 km north-northwest...
7.2 miSW
Mountain
Mount Green, Glacier National Park
185 min walk • Mount Green is a 2,692-metre mountain summit located in Glacier National Park, in the Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia, Canada. It is situated 4 km north-northwest of Mount Bonney, 10 km southwest of Rogers Pass, 52 km northeast of Revelstoke, and 44 km west of Golden. The mountain was named by Arthur Oliver Wheeler for Rev.
3.6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Sir Donald, Glacier National Park
92 min walk • Mount Sir Donald is a 3,284-metre mountain summit located in the Rogers Pass area of Glacier National Park in the Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia, Canada.

Mount Macdonald, Glacier National Park

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Mount Macdonald – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)