![]() Robin Peterson Biological InformationNumber of mammals species: 71 Historic FeaturesNational Historic LandmarksTwo Medicine Camp Store Going-to-the-Sun Road Lake McDonald Lodge Granite Park Chalet Many Glacier Hotel Sperry Chalet National Register of Historic PlacesThere are 367 historic structures in the park. Going-to-the-Sun Road (GTTSR) is one of them. GTTSR is the main road through the middle of the park. It's 52 miles long, and at its highest elevation, it's 6,646 feet high. The road has been designated as both aNational Historic Landmark and a National Civil Engineering Landmark. Geographic FeaturesLakesLargest lake: Lake McDonald at 9.4 miles long; 1.5 miles wide; 464 feet deep; 6,823 acresNumber of unnamed lakes: 631 Acres of named lakes: 25,622 Number of named lakes: 131 Total number of lakes: 762 StreamsLongest stream: Upper McDonald Creek at 25.8 miles / 41.5 kmNumber of streams: 563 Total length of intermittent streams: 1307 miles / 2103 km Total length of perennial streams: 1514 miles / 2436.5 km Total miles of streams inside the park: 2,865 miles / 4,610 km LandAcres of defacto wilderness: 963,155, or 1,489.3 sq. miles / 3,857 sq. kmLargest glacier: Harrison Glacier at 1,661,456.75 sq. meters Shared with Waterton National Park: 21 miles / 33.7 km Shared with U.S. Forest Service: 130 miles / 209 km Shared with British Columbia: 31 miles / 50 km Elevation at Logan Pass: 6,646 feet / 2,025 m Number of glaciers: 26; all shrinking in size Miles of exterior boundary: 205 Number of mountains: 175 Square miles: 1,583 Acreage: 1,012,837 FacilitiesPaved bicycle path: 2 miles (3.2 km) between Apgar and West Glacier/HQNumber backcountry campgrounds: 65, with 208 sites Number designated picnic areas: 8, with 175 sites Number Class A campgrounds: 8, with 943 sites Number Class B campgrounds: 5, with 61 sites Number of trails: 151; total length - 745.6 miles Miles of Continental Divide Trail in Glacier: 110 Park VisitationYear - Number Visitors1911 - 4,000 |
Last updated: June 21, 2018