Allen Mountain, Glacier National Park

Name: Allen Mountain
Address: Glacier National Park, United States

#127 among attractions in Glacier National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Allen Mountain is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Allen Mountain is NNW of Cracker Lake. The mountain is named to honor Cornelia Seward Allen, the granddaughter of President Abraham Lincoln's Secretary of State William H. Seward Sr. The mountain was named in 1891 by a party of explorers headed by George Bird Grinnell that included Cornelia's brother, William Henry Seward III, a Yale University classmate of Grinnell. ()

Elevation: 9381 ftProminence: 1136 ftCoordinates: 48°45'29"N, 113°39'29"W

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Allen Mountain – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Grinnell Lake, Grinnell Falls, Swiftcurrent Lake, Morning Eagle.

2.2 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Grinnell Lake, Glacier National Park
57 min walk • Grinnell Lake is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana. Named after George Bird Grinnell, the lake has an opaque turquoise appearance from the rock flour which is transported to the lake from Grinnell Glacier.
2.9 miW
Waterfall
Grinnell Falls, Glacier National Park
74 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.
2.6 miN
Natural attraction, Lake, Body of water
Swiftcurrent Lake, Glacier National Park
66 min walk • Swiftcurrent Lake is located in the Many Glacier region of Glacier National Park, in the U.S. state of Montana. The Many Glacier Hotel, the largest hotel in the park, is along the east shore of the lake.
2.1 miN
Ship
Morning Eagle, Glacier National Park
54 min walk • The Morning Eagle is a tour boat located on Lake Josephine in Glacier National Park. The vessel was constructed in 1945, by J.W. Swanson and Arthur J. Burch. The Morning Eagle was originally named Big Chief and was launched on Swiftcurrent Lake. The name was changed in 1960 and the vessel was moved to Lake Josephine.
1.8 miNW
Natural attraction, Lake, Body of water
Lake Josephine, Glacier National Park
46 min walk • Lake Josephine is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana. Swiftcurrent Lake is immediately to the northeast of Lake Josephine and the two lakes are separated by a short stream.
2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Siyeh, Glacier National Park
52 min walk • Mount Siyeh, with a height of 10,019 feet, is the fifth tallest and one of six peaks over 10,000 feet in Glacier National Park, Montana, United States.
1.3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Cracker Lake, Glacier National Park
33 min walk • Cracker Lake is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana. Located at the head of a canyon, the waters of Cracker Lake are an opaque turquoise from rock flour originating from Siyeh Glacier.
2.8 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Gould, Glacier National Park
72 min walk • Mount Gould is a peak on the Continental Divide in Glacier National Park, Montana, United States. It is the highest point of the Garden Wall, a distinctive ridge of the Lewis Range.
2.4 miSW
Waterfall
Morning Eagle Falls, St. Mary
61 min walk • Morning Eagle Falls is a waterfall located on Cataract Creek in Glacier National Park, Montana, US. The waterfall is on the southeast slopes of Mount Gould in the Many Glacier region of the park.
2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cracker, Glacier National Park
51 min walk • Cracker benchmark is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Cracker is a benchmark summit located on a ridgeline 0.5 miles northeast of Mount Siyeh.
2.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Grinnell Point, Glacier National Park
60 min walk • Grinnell Point is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Grinnell Point is an oft-photographed mountain, situated conspicuously just west of Swiftcurrent Lake across from the Many Glacier Hotel.