North Swiftcurrent Glacier, Glacier National Park

#187 among attractions in Glacier National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature

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North Swiftcurrent Glacier is Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. The glacier is situated immediately to the east of the Continental Divide and north of Swiftcurrent Mountain at an elevation between 8,000 ft and 7,000 ft above sea level. North Swiftcurrent Glacier consists of several remnant glaciers and additional ice patches, none of which exceed 19 acres in surface area and do not meet the threshold of 25 acres often cited as being the minimum size to qualify as an active glacier. The glacier lost over 32 percent of its area between 1966 and 2005. ()

Length: 528 ftCoordinates: 48°47'20"N, 113°46'8"W

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North Swiftcurrent Glacier – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

3.3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Grinnell Lake, Glacier National Park
85 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.
2.7 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Redrock Lake, Glacier National Park
69 min walk • Redrock Lake is located in Glacier National Park in the U. S. state of Montana. Mount Wilbur is west of Redrock Lake. Prior to entering Redrock Lake, Swiftcurrent Creek tumbles over Redrock Falls, which can be reached after an easy 1.8 miles hike by way of the Swiftcurrent Pass Trail.
2.8 miSE
Waterfall
Grinnell Falls, Glacier National Park
73 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 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Upper Grinnell Lake, Glacier National Park
68 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.
1.6 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Bullhead Lake, Glacier National Park
40 min walk • Bullhead Lake is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana. Mount Wilbur is North of Bullhead Lake.
~1330 ftS
Natural attraction, Mountain, Park
Swiftcurrent Mountain, Glacier National Park
7 min walk • Swiftcurrent Mountain is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Swiftcurrent Mountain is situated along the Continental Divide. The historic Swiftcurrent Fire Lookout is at the top of the mountain.
2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Iceberg Lake, Glacier National Park
50 min walk • Iceberg Lake is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana. Mount Wilbur is south and Iceberg Peak is west of Iceberg Lake. Iceberg Peak towers more than 3,000 feet above the lake.
2.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Grinnell, Glacier National Park
54 min walk • 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.
3.2 miSE
Famous hiking area in a national park
Grinnell Glacier, Glacier National Park
82 min walk • Grinnell Glacier is in the heart of Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. The glacier is named for George Bird Grinnell, an early American conservationist and explorer, who was also a strong advocate of ensuring the creation of Glacier National Park.
~1400 ftSE
Tower
Swiftcurrent Fire Lookout, Glacier National Park
7 min walk • The Swiftcurrent Fire Lookout in Glacier National Park is significant as one of a chain of manned fire lookout posts within the park. The low two-story timber-construction structure with a gabled roof was built in 1936. Its detailing is reminiscent of the Swiss Chalet style of the nearby Many Glacier Hotel.
1.8 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Wilbur, Glacier National Park
46 min walk • Mount Wilbur is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Plainly visible from the region of Many Glacier, the peak rises over 4,500 feet above Swiftcurrent Lake and is a steep pyramid on three sides.

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Which popular attractions are close to North Swiftcurrent Glacier?

Nearby attractions include Swiftcurrent Mountain, Glacier National Park (7 min walk), Swiftcurrent Fire Lookout, Glacier National Park (7 min walk).