Agassiz Glacier, Glacier National Park

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

#118 among attractions in Glacier National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature

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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. Geological Survey's Glacier Monitoring Research program, which is researching changes to the mass balance of glaciers in and surrounding Glacier National Park. ()

Length: 2112 ftCoordinates: 48°55'58"N, 114°9'36"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Bowman Lake, Boulder Peak, Upper Kintla Lake, Boulder Glacier.

4.7 miS
Secluded lake with dramatic views
Bowman Lake, Glacier National Park
121 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.
3.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Boulder Peak, Waterton Biosphere Reserve
90 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.
3.1 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Upper Kintla Lake, Glacier National Park
78 min walk • 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.
3.7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Boulder Glacier, Waterton Biosphere Reserve
95 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.
1.6 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Kinnerly Peak, Glacier National Park
42 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.
0.9 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Kintla Peak, Glacier National Park
24 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.
4.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Rainbow Peak, Glacier National Park
120 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.
0.9 miNW
Natural feature
Livingston Range
24 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.
5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Long Knife Peak, Waterton Biosphere Reserve
127 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.
1.8 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Kintla Glacier, Glacier National Park
46 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 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Rainbow Glacier, Glacier National Park
127 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.