Gunsight Lake, Glacier National Park

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

#11 among attractions in Glacier National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake, Top attraction

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Gunsight Lake is located in Glacier National Park, in the U.S. state of Montana. The lake is surrounded by high peaks including Fusillade Mountain to the north and Gunsight Mountain to the west. Mount Jackson rises more than 4,700 feet above Gunsight Lake to the south. ()

Length: 4224 ftWidth: 1320 ftElevation: 5315 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 48°37'25"N, 113°43'8"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Sperry Glacier, Little Matterhorn, Beaver Chief Falls, Reynolds Mountain.

2 miW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Sperry Glacier, Glacier National Park
51 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.
3.1 miW
Mountain
Little Matterhorn, Glacier National Park
80 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.
2.9 miSW
Waterfall
Beaver Chief Falls, West Glacier
75 min walk • Beaver Chief Falls is a waterfall located in Glacier National Park, Montana, US. The falls emerge at the top of a hanging valley just beyond the outflow for Lake Ellen Wilson and descend in a series of braided drops a distance of nearly 1,300 feet, the tallest of which is recorded as being a straight drop of 517 ft.
3.3 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Reynolds Mountain, Glacier National Park
85 min walk • Reynolds Mountain is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Reynolds Mountain is situated along the Continental Divide and is easily seen from Logan Pass by looking due south from the pass.
1.6 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Jackson, Glacier National Park
41 min walk • Mount Jackson is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Mount Jackson is the fourth tallest mountain in Glacier National Park and it is situated on the Continental Divide.
2.3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Ellen Wilson, Glacier National Park
58 min walk • Lake Ellen Wilson is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana. Lake Ellen Wilson is.25 miles upstream from Lincoln Lake but is more than 1,300 feet higher in elevation.
3 miNW
Waterfall
Monument Falls, Glacier National Park
78 min walk • Monument Falls is a waterfall located in Glacier National Park, Montana, US. Monument Falls descends from meltwater off Sperry Glacier en route to Avalanche Lake. Numerous other waterfalls are located in the immediate area but they remain unnamed.
1.2 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Fusillade Mountain, Glacier National Park
30 min walk • Fusillade Mountain is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Fusillade Mountain lies immediately north of Gunsight Lake at the western terminus of the St. Mary Valley and can be seen from the Going-to-the-Sun Road.
3.1 miW
Waterfall
Akaiyan Falls, West Glacier
79 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.
1.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Jackson Glacier, Glacier National Park
49 min walk • Jackson Glacier is approximately the seventh largest of the remaining 25 glaciers in Glacier National Park located in the US state of Montana.
3.4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Blackfoot Glacier, Glacier National Park
87 min walk • Blackfoot Glacier is the second largest of the remaining 25 glaciers in Glacier National Park, Montana. Blackfoot Glacier is just to the north of Blackfoot Mountain and near Jackson Glacier.