Gem Lake, Glacier National Park

#157 among attractions in Glacier National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Gem Lake is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana. Gem Lake is often ice clogged and is.50 miles WSW of Sperry Glacier and adjacent to Comeau Pass. ()

Length: 158 ftWidth: 158 ftElevation: 7966 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 48°37'19"N, 113°46'26"W

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Gem Lake – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Sperry Glacier, Little Matterhorn, Upper Snyder Lake, Akaiyan Falls.

0.6 miE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Sperry Glacier, Glacier National Park
15 min walk • Sperry Glacier is a glacier on the north slopes of Gunsight Mountain west of the Continental Divide in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana.
1.1 miNW
Mountain
Little Matterhorn, Glacier National Park
28 min walk • Little Matterhorn is a 7,886-foot elevation mountain summit located in the Lewis Range, of Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. The nearest higher peak is Edwards Mountain, 0.9 miles to the south. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into creeks which empty into Lake McDonald.
1.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Upper Snyder Lake, Glacier National Park
30 min walk • Upper Snyder Lake is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana. Upper Snyder Lake is NNE of Snyder Lake.
0.7 miSW
Waterfall
Akaiyan Falls, West Glacier
19 min walk • Akaiyan Falls is an ephemeral waterfall located in Glacier National Park, Montana, US. Akaiyan Falls can be access via the Sperry Trail and have a series of drops the tallest of which is 280 feet.
0.7 miS
Waterfall
Feather Woman Falls, West Glacier
19 min walk • Feather Woman Falls is a waterfall located in Glacier National Park, Montana, US. The falls emerge from the base of a terminal moraine and drop 350 feet towards the valley below. Altogether there are at least four waterfalls in this series, each originating from a permanent snowfield where a glacier once laid.
~940 ftSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Akaiyan Lake, Glacier National Park
5 min walk • Akaiyan Lake is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana. The lake is often ice-clogged and is.75 miles WSW of Sperry Glacier.
0.6 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Edwards Mountain, Glacier National Park
15 min walk • Edwards Mountain is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Edwards Mountain rises just to the west of Sperry Glacier.
~1560 ftSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Feather Woman Lake, Glacier National Park
8 min walk • Feather Woman Lake is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana. The lake is often ice clogged and is 1 mile WSW of Sperry Glacier.
1 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Gunsight Mountain, Glacier National Park
25 min walk • Gunsight Mountain is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Gunsight Mountain is named after the adjacent Gunsight Pass, which was named by George Bird Grinnell in 1891.

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Which popular attractions are close to Gem Lake?

Nearby attractions include Akaiyan Lake, Glacier National Park (5 min walk), Feather Woman Lake, Glacier National Park (8 min walk), Edwards Mountain, Glacier National Park (15 min walk), Akaiyan Falls, West Glacier (19 min walk).