Going-to-the-Sun Mountain, Glacier National Park

Name: Going-to-the-Sun Mountain
Address: Glacier National Park, United States

#115 among attractions in Glacier National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Going-to-the-Sun Mountain, Glacier National Park

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Going-to-the-Sun Mountain is a 9,647-foot mountain peak located in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. It rises dramatically above St. Mary Valley just north of the Going-to-the-Sun Road. The mountain was named by James Willard Schultz in 1888. ()

First ascent: 1907Elevation: 9647 ftProminence: 1892 ftCoordinates: 48°41'27"N, 113°38'10"W

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Going-to-the-Sun Mountain – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Heavy Runner Mountain, Mount Siyeh, Cracker Lake, Pollock Mountain.

2.8 miW
Mountain
Heavy Runner Mountain, Glacier National Park
72 min walk • Heavy Runner Mountain is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. The summit is a little over a mile east-northeast of Reynolds Mountain and is easily seen from the Going-to-the-Sun Road as well as Logan Pass.
2.7 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Siyeh, Glacier National Park
70 min walk • Mount Siyeh, with a height of 10,019 feet, is the fifth tallest and one of six peaks over 10,000 feet in Glacier National Park, Montana, United States.
3.6 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Cracker Lake, Glacier National Park
91 min walk • Cracker Lake is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana. Located at the head of a canyon, the waters of Cracker Lake are an opaque turquoise from rock flour originating from Siyeh Glacier.
3.5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pollock Mountain, Glacier National Park
91 min walk • Pollock Mountain is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Pollock Mountain is situated along the Continental Divide and is one of the peaks along the Garden Wall and is approximately.6 miles south of Bishops Cap.
2.7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Otokomi Lake, Glacier National Park
68 min walk • Otokomi Lake is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana. Otokomi Lake is in a cirque north of Goat Mountain. The lake is a 5.2 miles hike by trail from the Rising Sun Auto Camp.
4.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Bishops Cap, Glacier National Park
104 min walk • Bishops Cap is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Located above the Garden Wall and straddling the Continental Divide, when viewed from the south at Logan Pass, the peak appears to resemble a Bishop's headwear.
2.9 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cracker, Glacier National Park
73 min walk • Cracker benchmark is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Cracker is a benchmark summit located on a ridgeline 0.5 miles northeast of Mount Siyeh.
3.8 miW
Valley, Park
Logan Pass Visitor Center, Glacier National Park
96 min walk • The Logan Pass Visitor Center in Glacier National Park was constructed at the summit of the Going-to-the-Sun Road during the Mission 66 park facilities improvement program. The design concept was originated by architect Cecil J. Doty of the National Park Service Western Office of Design and Construction. Burt L.
3.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Little Chief Mountain, Glacier National Park
95 min walk • Little Chief Mountain is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Little Chief Mountain is easily seen from the Going-to-the-Sun Road, rising to the south of Saint Mary Lake.
2.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Piegan Mountain, Glacier National Park
70 min walk • Piegan Mountain is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Piegan Glacier is located in a cirque immediately southeast of the summit.
3.1 miNW
Mountain
Cataract Mountain, Glacier National Park
80 min walk • Cataract Mountain is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Cataract Mountain is.70 miles NNE of Piegan Mountain and more than a mile west of Mount Siyeh.