Windmaker Lake, Glacier National Park

#233 among attractions in Glacier National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Windmaker Lake is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana. Swiftcurrent Mountain is west and Mount Wilbur is north of the lake. Unnamed creeks and the melt from the North Swiftcurrent Glacier feed the lake. Windmaker Lake can be reached by way of the Swiftcurrent Pass Trail. ()

Length: 1320 ftWidth: 792 ftElevation: 5325 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 48°47'24"N, 113°44'46"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Bullhead Lake, Swiftcurrent Mountain, Mount Grinnell, Swiftcurrent Fire Lookout.

0.6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Bullhead Lake, Glacier National Park
15 min walk • Bullhead Lake is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana. Mount Wilbur is North of Bullhead Lake.
1 miW
Natural attraction, Mountain, Park
Swiftcurrent Mountain, Glacier National Park
26 min walk • Swiftcurrent Mountain is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Swiftcurrent Mountain is situated along the Continental Divide. The historic Swiftcurrent Fire Lookout is at the top of the mountain.
1.3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Grinnell, Glacier National Park
33 min walk • Mount Grinnell is a peak located in the heart of Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Lying just east of the Continental Divide in the Many Glacier region of the park, the peak is flanked to the northwest by Swiftcurrent Glacier and to the south by Grinnell Glacier.
1 miW
Tower
Swiftcurrent Fire Lookout, Glacier National Park
25 min walk • The Swiftcurrent Fire Lookout in Glacier National Park is significant as one of a chain of manned fire lookout posts within the park. The low two-story timber-construction structure with a gabled roof was built in 1936. Its detailing is reminiscent of the Swiss Chalet style of the nearby Many Glacier Hotel.
1.1 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Wilbur, Glacier National Park
29 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.
1 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
North Swiftcurrent Glacier, Glacier National Park
27 min walk • North Swiftcurrent Glacier is Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. The glacier is situated immediately to the east of the Continental Divide and north of Swiftcurrent Mountain at an elevation between 8,000 ft and 7,000 ft above sea level.

Windmaker Lake, Glacier National Park

Facts and practical information

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

Bullhead Lake, Glacier National Park

Swiftcurrent Mountain, Glacier National Park

Mount Grinnell, Glacier National Park

Swiftcurrent Fire Lookout, Glacier National Park

Mount Wilbur, Glacier National Park

North Swiftcurrent Glacier, Glacier National Park