Carter Glaciers, Glacier National Park

#185 among attractions in Glacier National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature

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The Carter Glaciers are in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. The glaciers are situated along a ridge immediately to the east of the Continental Divide, mainly below an unnamed peak which rises to 9,164 feet. The glaciers cover an area of approximately 50 acres at an elevation between 8,500 feet and 7,200 feet above sea level. The Carter Glaciers consist of between three and four separate small glacial remnants, none of which meet the threshold of 25 acres often cited as being the minimum size to qualify as an active glacier. ()

Length: 1584 ftCoordinates: 48°53'9"N, 114°2'31"W

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Carter Glaciers – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lake Frances, Gyrfalcon Lake, Vulture Peak, Rainbow Peak.

4.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Frances, Waterton Biosphere Reserve
106 min walk • Lake Frances is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana. Runoff from the Dixon Glacier empties into the south side of the lake while runoff from Thunderbird Glacier flows into Thunderbird Creek and into the east shore of the lake.
3.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Gyrfalcon Lake, Glacier National Park
96 min walk • Gyrfalcon Lake is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana. Gyrfalcon Lake is east of Two Ocean Glacier.
3.5 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Vulture Peak, Glacier National Park
89 min walk • Vulture Peak is located in the Livingston Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. The Vulture Glacier is located on the southern flanks of the mountain, while the Two Ocean Glacier is immediately to the north.
2.5 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Rainbow Peak, Glacier National Park
65 min walk • Rainbow Peak is located in the Livingston Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. The namesake Rainbow Glacier is immediately east and northeast of Rainbow Peak.
4.2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Vulture Glacier, Glacier National Park
107 min walk • Vulture Glacier is in Glacier National Park, U.S. state of Montana. The glacier is situated just south of Vulture Peak at an average elevation of 8,412 feet above sea level. Between 1966 and 2005, Vulture Glacier lost over 50 percent of its surface area.
3.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Redhorn Lake, Glacier National Park
82 min walk • Redhorn Lake is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana. Redhorn Lake is in the Livingston Range.
3.2 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Dixon Glacier, Glacier National Park
82 min walk • Dixon Glacier is located in the U.S. state of Montana in Glacier National Park. The glacier is situated in a cirque immediately to the north of The Sentinel at an elevation between 8,500 feet and 7,400 feet above sea level.
2.1 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Rainbow Glacier, Glacier National Park
54 min walk • Rainbow Glacier is in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. The glacier is situated immediately to the east of Rainbow Peak at an elevation between 8,500 feet and 8,000 feet above sea level.
1.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Weasel Collar Glacier, Glacier National Park
31 min walk • Weasel Collar Glacier is in Glacier National Park, U.S. state of Montana. The glacier is situated immediately east of Mount Carter at an average elevation of 7,500 feet above sea level. The glacier is in a cirque and the terminus faces to the north.
3.3 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Thunderbird Glacier, Glacier National Park
86 min walk • Thunderbird Glacier is in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. The glacier is situated on the east side Continental Divide below Thunderbird Mountain at an average elevation of 8,000 feet above sea level.
3.6 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Two Ocean Glacier, Glacier National Park
91 min walk • Two Ocean Glacier is in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. The glacier is situated on the west side Continental Divide below Vulture Peak at an average elevation of 8,400 feet above sea level.