Swiftcurrent Glacier, Glacier National Park

Name: Swiftcurrent Glacier
Address: Glacier National Park, United States

#120 among attractions in Glacier National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature

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Swiftcurrent Glacier is in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana.The glacier is on the east side of the Continental Divide arête known as the Garden Wall. Swiftcurrent Glacier is one of several glaciers that are being monitored to determine stream flow alterations that occur due to glacial retreat. Compared to other glaciers in Glacier National Park, Swiftcurrent Glacier has experienced relatively slow retreat. As of 2005, the glacier had an area of 55 acres, a 14 percent reduction since 1966. ()

Coordinates: 48°46'4"N, 113°44'42"W

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Swiftcurrent Glacier – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Grinnell Falls, Upper Grinnell Lake, Swiftcurrent Mountain, Mount Grinnell.

1.2 miE
Waterfall
Grinnell Falls, Glacier National Park
30 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.
0.8 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Upper Grinnell Lake, Glacier National Park
22 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.
1.6 miNW
Natural attraction, Mountain, Park
Swiftcurrent Mountain, Glacier National Park
41 min walk • Swiftcurrent Mountain is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Swiftcurrent Mountain is situated along the Continental Divide. The historic Swiftcurrent Fire Lookout is at the top of the mountain.
1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Grinnell, Glacier National Park
26 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 miSE
Famous hiking area in a national park
Grinnell Glacier, Glacier National Park
35 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.
1.6 miNW
Tower
Swiftcurrent Fire Lookout, Glacier National Park
40 min walk • The Swiftcurrent Fire Lookout in Glacier National Park is significant as one of a chain of manned fire lookout posts within the park. The low two-story timber-construction structure with a gabled roof was built in 1936. Its detailing is reminiscent of the Swiss Chalet style of the nearby Many Glacier Hotel.
0.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
The Salamander Glacier, Glacier National Park
20 min walk • The Salamander Glacier is in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. The glacier lies on a shelf on the east side of the arête which is part of the Continental Divide, at an average elevation of 7,200 feet above sea level.
0.8 miW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Highline Trail, Glacier National Park
22 min walk • The Highline Trail is a scenic hiking trail in Glacier National Park, Montana, United States. The trail stretches 7.6 miles from Logan Pass to Granite Park Chalet, and continues another 11.9 miles from there to Fifty Mountain Campground.
1.2 miW
Rustic architecture
Great Northern Railway Buildings, Glacier National Park
32 min walk • The Great Northern Railway Buildings are a set of five building complexes in or near Glacier National Park in Montana. They were built by the Great Northern Railway during the period of the park's founding to provide a unified tourist experience to visitors to the park, using the Swiss chalet as a building model.

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Which popular attractions are close to Swiftcurrent Glacier?

Nearby attractions include The Salamander Glacier, Glacier National Park (20 min walk), Upper Grinnell Lake, Glacier National Park (22 min walk).