Grinnell Lake, Glacier National Park

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

#3 among attractions in Glacier National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake, Top attraction

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Grinnell Lake is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana. Named after George Bird Grinnell, the lake has an opaque turquoise appearance from the rock flour which is transported to the lake from Grinnell Glacier. Grinnell Lake is accessible via the Grinnell Glacier Trail and is 3.2 miles from the Many Glacier Hotel. It lies below the north face of Angel Wing. ()

Length: 2330 ftWidth: 1730 ftElevation: 4925 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 48°45'57"N, 113°42'18"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Grinnell Falls, Upper Grinnell Lake, Mount Grinnell, Grinnell Glacier.

0.7 miW
Waterfall
Grinnell Falls, Glacier National Park
20 min walk • Grinnell Falls is a waterfall in Glacier National Park, Montana, US. Grinnell Falls have several major drops in its 960 feet descent from Grinnell Glacier with the highest estimated at 280 ft. The falls are in the Many Glacier region of the park, between Mount Grinnell and Angel Wing.
1.3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Upper Grinnell Lake, Glacier National Park
34 min walk • Upper Grinnell Lake is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana. Upper Grinnell Lake is a proglacial lake which formed in the 1930s as Grinnell Glacier retreated.
1.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Grinnell, Glacier National Park
32 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.
1.4 miSW
Famous hiking area in a national park
Grinnell Glacier, Glacier National Park
37 min walk • Grinnell Glacier is in the heart of Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. The glacier is named for George Bird Grinnell, an early American conservationist and explorer, who was also a strong advocate of ensuring the creation of Glacier National Park.
1 miS
Waterfall
Feather Plume Falls, Glacier National Park
27 min walk • Feather Plume Falls is an ephemeral waterfall located above Cataract Creek in Glacier National Park, Montana, US. Feather Plume Falls have several major drops in its 1,500 feet drop from Grinnell Glacier with the highest estimated at 1,080 ft. The falls are on the northeast slopes of Mount Gould in the Many Glacier region of the park.

Grinnell Lake, Glacier National Park

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Glacier National Park plan & book

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

Grinnell Falls, Glacier National Park

Upper Grinnell Lake, Glacier National Park

Mount Grinnell, Glacier National Park

Grinnell Glacier, Glacier National Park

Feather Plume Falls, Glacier National Park