Helen Lake, Glacier National Park

Name: Helen Lake
Address: Glacier National Park, United States

#158 among attractions in Glacier National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Helen Lake is located in Glacier National Park, in the U.S. state of Montana. Helen Lake is at the head of the Belly River and is situated below Ahern Peak to the west and Ipasha Peak to the northwest. Numerous small streams feed the lake in addition to melt waters from the Ahern Glacier which descend 1,680 feet over Ahern Glacier Falls in one sheer drop to a talus slope below en route to the lake. ()

Length: 5280 ftWidth: 1584 ftElevation: 5089 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 48°50'16"N, 113°45'25"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Ptarmigan Falls, Margaret Lake, Ptarmigan Lake, Iceberg Lake.

2.4 miSE
Waterfall
Ptarmigan Falls, Glacier National Park
60 min walk • Ptarmigan Falls is a waterfall located in Glacier National Park, Montana, US. Ptarmigan Falls has a series of cascades and at least one drop of over 30 feet as it descends downstream along Ptarmigan Creek.
3.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Margaret Lake, Glacier National Park
82 min walk • Margaret Lake is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana. Margaret Lake is less than.50 miles north of Ipasha Lake. Margaret Lake is fed by Pyramid Creek as well as melt waters from Chaney Glacier.
2.1 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Ptarmigan Lake, Glacier National Park
55 min walk • Ptarmigan Lake is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana. Ptarmigan Lake is situated below the Ptarmigan Wall. The lake is a 4.3 miles hike from the Swiftcurrent Auto Camp Historic District by way of the Ptarmigan Trail. After another.9 miles hike from Ptarmigan Lake, the historic Ptarmigan Tunnel can be seen.
1.8 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Iceberg Lake, Glacier National Park
45 min walk • Iceberg Lake is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana. Mount Wilbur is south and Iceberg Peak is west of Iceberg Lake. Iceberg Peak towers more than 3,000 feet above the lake.
2.6 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Merritt, Glacier National Park
67 min walk • Mount Merritt is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. The peak is one of six in Glacier National Park that rise over 10,000 feet.
2.4 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Wilbur, Glacier National Park
61 min walk • Mount Wilbur is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Plainly visible from the region of Many Glacier, the peak rises over 4,500 feet above Swiftcurrent Lake and is a steep pyramid on three sides.
3.4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Elizabeth Lake, Glacier National Park
87 min walk • Elizabeth Lake is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana. Elizabeth Lake lies along the Belly River and is more than 2.25 miles downstream from Helen Lake.
2.5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Ipasha Lake, Glacier National Park
64 min walk • Ipasha Lake is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana. Ipasha Lake is west of Ipasha Peak which rises more than 4,000 feet above the lake.
2.6 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Old Sun Glacier, Glacier National Park
66 min walk • Old Sun Glacier is in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. The glacier is situated immediately to the east and northeast of Mount Merritt at an elevation between 9,400 and 8,600 ft above sea level.
1.6 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Iceberg Peak, Glacier National Park
42 min walk • Iceberg Peak is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Iceberg Peak rises more than 3,000 feet above Iceberg Lake and is considered a difficult climb due to the steepness and exposure climbers must endure.
2.6 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Natoas Peak, Glacier National Park
66 min walk • Natoas Peak is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Natoas Peak is 1.10 miles northeast of Mount Merritt. First ascent by Bruce Murphy and Bill Mathews, August 1964.