Harris Glacier, Glacier National Park

#202 among attractions in Glacier National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature

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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. The glacier covers an area of approximately 8 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, the glacier lost 77 percent of its acreage. ()

Coordinates: 48°56'57"N, 114°13'44"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Kintla Lake, Upper Kintla Lake, Agassiz Glacier, Kinnerly Peak.

3.5 miW
Scenic lake for kayaking and fishing
Kintla Lake, Glacier National Park
90 min walk • Kintla Lake is a lake in the northwestern portion of Glacier National Park in Montana. The lake is located in a rather remote portion of the park, close to the Canada–United States border.
3 miNE
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.
3.3 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Agassiz Glacier, Glacier National Park
85 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.
2.9 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Kinnerly Peak, Glacier National Park
75 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.
2.7 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Kintla Peak, Glacier National Park
68 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.
5.1 miW
Rustic architecture
Kintla Lake Ranger Station
132 min walk • The Kintla Lake Ranger Station in Glacier National Park is a rustic log structure that was built by the Butte Oil Company in 1900 at Kintla Lake. It was taken over by the National Park Service and used as a ranger station. It is significant as a remnant of early oil exploration activities in the Glacier area.
2.6 miE
Natural feature
Livingston Range
68 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.
3.5 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Long Knife Peak, Waterton Biosphere Reserve
89 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.
2.1 miNW
Rustic architecture
Upper Kintla Lake Patrol Cabin
54 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.
1.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Kintla Glacier, Glacier National Park
50 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.
4.6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Baby Glacier, Glacier National Park
116 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.