Sky Top Glacier, Absaroka–Beartooth Wilderness

#10 among attractions in Absaroka–Beartooth Wilderness

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Sky Top Glacier is in the Beartooth Mountains in the U.S. state of Montana. The glacier is situated at an elevation of 11,600 feet in a cirque to the west of Granite Peak, the tallest summit in Montana. The glacier covers approximately 25 acres and a small proglacial lake is near the glacier terminus. ()

Coordinates: 45°9'42"N, 109°49'1"W

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Absaroka–Beartooth Wilderness United States

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Sky Top Glacier – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Granite Peak, Tempest Mountain, Granite Glacier, Mystic Mountain.

0.5 miE
Natural attraction, Mountain
Granite Peak, Absaroka–Beartooth Wilderness
12 min walk • Granite Peak, at an elevation of 12,807 feet above sea level, is the highest natural point in the U.S. state of Montana, and the tenth-highest state high point in the nation.
1.3 miE
Natural attraction, Mountain
Tempest Mountain, Absaroka–Beartooth Wilderness
33 min walk • Tempest Mountain is in the Beartooth Mountains in the U.S. state of Montana. The peak is one of the tallest in the Beartooth Mountains, the eighth tallest in Montana and is in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness of Custer National Forest.
0.8 miNE
Natural attraction, Natural feature
Granite Glacier, Absaroka–Beartooth Wilderness
20 min walk • Granite Glacier is located in the US state of Montana. The glacier is situated in the Beartooth Mountains at an elevation of 11,000 feet above sea level and is on the north slope of Granite Peak, the highest summit in Montana.
1.2 miW
Natural attraction, Mountain
Mystic Mountain, Absaroka–Beartooth Wilderness
31 min walk • Mystic Mountain is in the Beartooth Mountains in the U.S. state of Montana. The peak is in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness in Custer National Forest and approximately 1.5 mi west of Granite Peak.
1.1 miSW
Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Villard, Absaroka–Beartooth Wilderness
29 min walk • Mount Villard is in the Beartooth Mountains in the U.S. state of Montana. The peak is one of the tallest in the Beartooth Mountains and is in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness on the border of Custer and Gallatin National Forests.
1.3 miSE
Natural attraction, Mountain
Cairn Mountain, Absaroka–Beartooth Wilderness
35 min walk • Cairn Mountain is in the Beartooth Mountains in the U.S. state of Montana. The peak is in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness in Custer National Forest. Cairn Mountain is 1.24 mi south of Granite Peak, the tallest mountain in Montana.
0.4 miNE
Natural attraction, Forest
Beartooth National Forest, Absaroka–Beartooth Wilderness
11 min walk • Beartooth National Forest was established in Montana on July 1, 1908 by the U.S. Forest Service with 685,293 acres from part of Yellowstone National Forest and all of Pryor Mountains National Forest.
0.5 miE
Natural attraction, Natural feature
Beartooth Mountains, Absaroka–Beartooth Wilderness
13 min walk • The Beartooth Mountains are located in south central Montana and northwest Wyoming, U.S. and are part of the 944,000 acres Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, within Custer, Gallatin and Shoshone National Forests.
1.3 miSW
Natural attraction, Natural feature
Hidden Glacier, Absaroka–Beartooth Wilderness
33 min walk • Hidden Glacier is located in the US state of Montana. The glacier is situated in the Beartooth Mountains at an elevation of 10,500 feet, nestled within a cirque between Mount Villard to the east and Glacier Peak to the west.
0.4 miNE
Natural attraction, Mountain
Granite Peak-Northwest Peak, Absaroka–Beartooth Wilderness
11 min walk • Granite Peak-Northwest Peak is in the Beartooth Mountains in the U.S. state of Montana. Granite Peak-Northwest Peak is also known as Peak 12745, and is only.4 mi northwest of Granite Peak, the tallest mountain in Montana.

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Which popular attractions are close to Sky Top Glacier?

Nearby attractions include Granite Peak-Northwest Peak, Absaroka–Beartooth Wilderness (11 min walk), Beartooth National Forest, Absaroka–Beartooth Wilderness (11 min walk), Granite Peak, Absaroka–Beartooth Wilderness (12 min walk), Beartooth Mountains, Absaroka–Beartooth Wilderness (13 min walk).