Baby Glacier, Glacier National Park

#201 among attractions in Glacier National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature

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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. The glacier covers approximately 19 acres and does not meet the threshold of 25 acres often cited as being the minimum size to qualify as an active glacier. Between 1966 and 2005, Baby Glacier lost a third of its surface area. ()

Length: 1320 ftCoordinates: 48°54'19"N, 114°9'14"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Bowman Lake, Boulder Peak, Boulder Glacier, Agassiz Glacier.

2.8 miS
Secluded lake with dramatic views
Bowman Lake, Glacier National Park
73 min walk • Bowman Lake is in the northwestern portion of Glacier National Park in Montana. The lake is accessed via a 6 miles unpaved road from the small town of Polebridge.
4.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Boulder Peak, Waterton Biosphere Reserve
115 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.
4.7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Boulder Glacier, Waterton Biosphere Reserve
121 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.
1.9 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Agassiz Glacier, Glacier National Park
49 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.
3.5 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Kinnerly Peak, Glacier National Park
91 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.
2.8 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Kintla Peak, Glacier National Park
71 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.
3.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Rainbow Peak, Glacier National Park
81 min walk • Rainbow Peak is located in the Livingston Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. The namesake Rainbow Glacier is immediately east and northeast of Rainbow Peak.
2.8 miN
Natural feature
Livingston Range
71 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.
2.6 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Kintla Glacier, Glacier National Park
67 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.
3.5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Rainbow Glacier, Glacier National Park
91 min walk • Rainbow Glacier is in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. The glacier is situated immediately to the east of Rainbow Peak at an elevation between 8,500 feet and 8,000 feet above sea level.
4.6 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Harris Glacier, Glacier National Park
116 min walk • Harris Glacier is located in the US state of Montana in Glacier National Park. The glacier is situated in a cirque immediately to the northeast of Parke Peak at an elevation between 7,000 ft and 6,600 ft above sea level.