Upper Kintla Lake, Glacier National Park

#73 among attractions in Glacier National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Upper Kintla Lake is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana. Upper Kintla Lake is 2 miles east of Kintla Lake and the surrounding mountains rise dramatically above the north and south shores of the lake. Kinnerly Peak rises 5,575 feet above the south shoreline of Upper Kintla Lake while Long Knife Peak towers more than 5,400 feet above the northwest shoreline of the lake. ()

Length: 2.75 miWidth: 2376 ftElevation: 4373 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 48°58'33"N, 114°10'34"W

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Upper Kintla Lake – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Boulder Peak, Boulder Glacier, Agassiz Glacier, Kinnerly Peak.

4.1 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Boulder Peak, Waterton Biosphere Reserve
105 min walk • Boulder Peak is located in the Livingston Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. The remnant Boulder Glacier is situated on the northern slopes of the mountain.
4.2 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Boulder Glacier, Waterton Biosphere Reserve
108 min walk • Boulder Glacier is located in the U.S. state of Montana in Glacier National Park. The glacier is situated to the north of Boulder Peak and west of the Continental Divide.
3.1 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Agassiz Glacier, Glacier National Park
78 min walk • Agassiz Glacier is in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. It is named after Louis Agassiz, a Swiss-American glaciologist. The glacier is situated in a cirque to the southeast of Kintla Peak west of the Continental Divide. Agassiz Glacier is one of several glaciers that have been selected for monitoring by the U.S.
1.4 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Kinnerly Peak, Glacier National Park
37 min walk • Kinnerly Peak is located in the Livingston Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. It is approximately 1 mile north of Kintla Peak, the highest peak in the Livingston Range, and 3 miles south of the Canada–United States border.
2.2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Kintla Peak, Glacier National Park
57 min walk • Kintla Peak is a pyramidal peak in the Livingston Range of Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. It is the tallest mountain in the Livingston Range and the third-tallest in the park.
5.4 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Custer, Glacier National Park
137 min walk • Mount Custer is a mountain in the Livingston Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Situated along the Continental Divide, Mount Custer rises more than 3,300 feet above Lake Nooney, located below the summit to the east.
2.2 miS
Natural feature
Livingston Range
57 min walk • The Livingston Range is a mountain range located primarily in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana, and in the extreme southeastern section of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The range is 36 miles long and 28 miles wide.
2.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Long Knife Peak, Waterton Biosphere Reserve
53 min walk • Long Knife Peak is located in the Clark Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Though much of the mountain slopes extend into the Canadian Province of British Columbia, the main summit is in the U.S.
3.2 miW
Rustic architecture
Upper Kintla Lake Patrol Cabin
82 min walk • The Upper Kintla Lake Patrol Cabin in Glacier National Park is a rustic backcountry log cabin. Built in 1931 to standard National Park Service plan G913, the cabin has a single room.
3.4 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Kintla Glacier, Glacier National Park
87 min walk • Kintla Glacier is in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. The glacier is situated on a plateau 2 miles southwest of Kintla Peak at an elevation between 8,700 feet and 7,700 feet above sea level.
5 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Baby Glacier, Glacier National Park
127 min walk • Baby Glacier is a glacier located in the U.S. state of Montana in Glacier National Park. Baby Glacier is situated in a cirque on the northeast slope of Numa Peak at an elevation between 7,200 feet and 6,800 feet above sea level.