Old Sun Glacier, Glacier National Park

Name: Old Sun Glacier
Address: Glacier National Park, United States

#123 among attractions in Glacier National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature

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Old Sun Glacier is in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. The glacier is situated immediately to the east and northeast of Mount Merritt at an elevation between 9,400 and 8,600 ft above sea level. The glacier was named after a sun priest of the Blackfoot called "Ntas", translated to Old Sun. Old Sun Glacier has numerous crevasses and appears to have a healthy accumulation zone. Old Sun Glacier lost 12 percent of its surface area between 1966 and 2005. ()

Length: 1584 ftCoordinates: 48°52'21"N, 113°46'37"W

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Old Sun Glacier – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cosley Lake, Glenns Lake, Margaret Lake, Mount Merritt.

3.5 miN
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Cosley Lake, Glacier National Park
90 min walk • Cosley Lake is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana. Cosley Lake is.35 miles northeast of Glenns Lake and between Bear Mountain to the north and Cosley Ridge to the south.
2.1 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Glenns Lake, Glacier National Park
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1.9 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Margaret Lake, Glacier National Park
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0.5 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Merritt, Glacier National Park
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3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Atsina Lake, Glacier National Park
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1.6 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Mokowanis Lake, Glacier National Park
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2.5 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Elizabeth Lake, Glacier National Park
63 min walk • Elizabeth Lake is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana. Elizabeth Lake lies along the Belly River and is more than 2.25 miles downstream from Helen Lake.
1.9 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Ipasha Lake, Glacier National Park
49 min walk • Ipasha Lake is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana. Ipasha Lake is west of Ipasha Peak which rises more than 4,000 feet above the lake.
2.8 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Chaney Glacier, Glacier National Park
72 min walk • Chaney Glacier is in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. The glacier is situated in a cirque to the southeast of Mount Kipp on the eastern side of the Continental Divide.
0.7 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Natoas Peak, Glacier National Park
17 min walk • Natoas Peak is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Natoas Peak is 1.10 miles northeast of Mount Merritt. First ascent by Bruce Murphy and Bill Mathews, August 1964.
2.5 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pyramid Peak, Glacier National Park
64 min walk • Pyramid Peak is in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Mokowanis Lake lies just northeast of the peak, and Atsina Lake is to the west.