Mount Grinnell, Glacier National Park

Name: Mount Grinnell
Address: Glacier National Park, United States

#57 among attractions in Glacier National Park

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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. Mount Grinnell is named after George Bird Grinnell. From the Many Glacier Hotel on Swiftcurrent Lake, the eastern arm of Mount Grinnell, known as Grinnell Point, hides the main summit. ()

Elevation: 8855 ftCoordinates: 48°46'36"N, 113°43'37"W

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Glacier National Park United States

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Mount Grinnell – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Grinnell Lake, Grinnell Falls, Upper Grinnell Lake, Bullhead Lake.

1.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Grinnell Lake, Glacier National Park
32 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.
1 miS
Waterfall
Grinnell Falls, Glacier National Park
26 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.
1.2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Upper Grinnell Lake, Glacier National Park
31 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.
0.8 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Bullhead Lake, Glacier National Park
20 min walk • Bullhead Lake is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana. Mount Wilbur is North of Bullhead Lake.
1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Swiftcurrent Glacier, Glacier National Park
26 min walk • 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.
1.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Windmaker Lake, Glacier National Park
33 min walk • Windmaker Lake is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana. Swiftcurrent Mountain is west and Mount Wilbur is north of the lake. Unnamed creeks and the melt from the North Swiftcurrent Glacier feed the lake. Windmaker Lake can be reached by way of the Swiftcurrent Pass Trail.