Boulder Glacier, Waterton Biosphere Reserve

Name: Boulder Glacier
Address: Waterton Biosphere Reserve, United States

#7 among attractions in Waterton Biosphere Reserve

Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature

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Boulder Glacier, Waterton Biosphere Reserve

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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. Between 1966 and 2005, Boulder Glacier lost more than 75 percent of its surface area. As of 2005 the glacier was measured to cover only 13 acres, and no longer met the 25 acres threshold often cited as the minimal area to qualify as an active glacier. ()

Length: 422 ftCoordinates: 48°57'27"N, 114°5'13"W

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Waterton Biosphere Reserve United States

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

Nearby attractions include: Lake Frances, Lake Wurdeman, Boulder Peak, Upper Kintla Lake.

3.9 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Frances, Waterton Biosphere Reserve
100 min walk • Lake Frances is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana. Runoff from the Dixon Glacier empties into the south side of the lake while runoff from Thunderbird Glacier flows into Thunderbird Creek and into the east shore of the lake.
3.3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Wurdeman, Waterton Biosphere Reserve
84 min walk • Lake Wurdeman is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana. The lake is northwest of Chapman Peak and.50 miles east of Lake Nooney.
~1200 ftSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Boulder Peak, Waterton Biosphere Reserve
6 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.
4.2 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Upper Kintla Lake, Glacier National Park
108 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.
2.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Herbst Glacier, Waterton Biosphere Reserve
65 min walk • Herbst Glacier is located in the US state of Montana in Glacier National Park. The glacier is northeast of Mount Custer and lies above Lake Nooney at an elevation between 7,000 ft and 8,000 ft above sea level.
3.7 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Agassiz Glacier, Glacier National Park
95 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.
3.5 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Kinnerly Peak, Glacier National Park
91 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.
3.9 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Kintla Peak, Glacier National Park
100 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.
2.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Custer, Glacier National Park
53 min walk • Mount Custer is a mountain in the Livingston Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Situated along the Continental Divide, Mount Custer rises more than 3,300 feet above Lake Nooney, located below the summit to the east.
2.9 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Chapman Peak, Glacier National Park
74 min walk • Chapman Peak is located in the Livingston Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Chapman Peak is situated along the Continental Divide. The mountain is named for Robert H.
3.9 miW
Natural feature
Livingston Range
101 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.