Upper Lake McDonald Ranger Station Historic District, Glacier National Park

#255 among attractions in Glacier National Park

Interesting neighbourhood, Rustic architecture

Upper Lake McDonald Ranger Station Historic District location map

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The Upper Lake McDonald Ranger Station in Glacier National Park was a formerly isolated site that became an administrative center with the opening of the Going-to-the-Sun Road. The National Park Service Rustic cabin was typical of the preferred style for western park structures of the period. The ranger station is similar to its counterparts at Belly River and Sherburne, as well as the Polebridge Ranger Station residence. ()

Coordinates: 48°38'23"N, 113°52'21"W

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Upper Lake McDonald Ranger Station Historic District – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Sperry Glacier, Avalanche Lake, Little Matterhorn, Stanton Mountain.

5.2 miE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Sperry Glacier, Glacier National Park
132 min walk • Sperry Glacier is a glacier on the north slopes of Gunsight Mountain west of the Continental Divide in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana.
4.1 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Avalanche Lake, Glacier National Park
104 min walk • Avalanche Lake is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana. Avalanche Lake is southwest of Bearhat Mountain and receives meltwater from Sperry Glacier.
4 miE
Mountain
Little Matterhorn, Glacier National Park
103 min walk • Little Matterhorn is a 7,886-foot elevation mountain summit located in the Lewis Range, of Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. The nearest higher peak is Edwards Mountain, 0.9 miles to the south. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into creeks which empty into Lake McDonald.
1.7 miNW
Mountain
Stanton Mountain, Glacier National Park
44 min walk • Stanton Mountain is a 7,750 feet mountain summit located in the Livingston Range, of Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Stanton Mountain rises more than 4,500 feet above the northern shore of Lake McDonald. The mountain's name refers to Mrs.
2 miE
Tower
Mount Brown Fire Lookout, Glacier National Park
50 min walk • The Mount Brown Fire Lookout in Glacier National Park is significant as one of a chain of staffed fire lookout posts within the park. The low two-story timber-construction structure with a pyramidal roof was built in 1928. The design was a standard U.S. Forest Service plan.
4.6 miSW
Huge alpine lake in a national park
Lake McDonald, Glacier National Park
117 min walk • Lake McDonald is the largest lake in Glacier National Park. It is located at 48°35′N 113°55′W in Flathead County in the U.S. state of Montana.
3.5 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Upper Snyder Lake, Glacier National Park
91 min walk • Upper Snyder Lake is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana. Upper Snyder Lake is NNE of Snyder Lake.
3.2 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Snyder Lake, Glacier National Park
83 min walk • Snyder Lake is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana. Snyder Lake is south-southwest of Upper Snyder Lake.
4.4 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Arrow Lake, Glacier National Park
113 min walk • Arrow Lake is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana. Arrow Lake is situated in the Camas Valley, and is 1.25 miles west of Heavens Peak and a little over 1 mile NNE of Trout Lake.
4.4 miSE
Waterfall
Akaiyan Falls, West Glacier
112 min walk • Akaiyan Falls is an ephemeral waterfall located in Glacier National Park, Montana, US. Akaiyan Falls can be access via the Sperry Trail and have a series of drops the tallest of which is 280 feet.
2.5 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Brown, Glacier National Park
64 min walk • Mount Brown is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. There are conflicting claims about who Mount Brown was named after.