Upper Grinnell Lake

Upper Grinnell Lake
Ice clogged Upper Grinnell Lake in 2009. Grinnell Glacier is at lower left and The Salamander Glacier is above the lake at center left
Location Glacier National Park (U.S.), Glacier County, Montana, USA
Coordinates [1]
Lake type Natural
Primary outflows Grinnell Creek
Basin countries United States
Max. length .60 miles (0.97 km)
Max. width .20 miles (0.32 km)
Surface elevation 6,463 ft (1,970 m)

Upper Grinnell Lake is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana.[2] Upper Grinnell Lake is a proglacial lake which formed in the 1930s as Grinnell Glacier retreated. The lake is oftentimes filled with small icebergs which have been breaking off Grinnell Glacier. Upper Grinnell Lake can be reached by trail and is a 5.5 miles (8.9 km) hike from the Many Glacier Hotel.[3]

See also

List of lakes in Glacier County, Montana

References

  1. ^ "Upper Grinnell Lake". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:777922. Retrieved 2011-01-22. 
  2. ^ "Many Glacier, MT" (Map (USGS Quad)). TopoQuest. http://www.topoquest.com/map.php?lat=48.75914&lon=-113.73262&datum=nad83&zoom=4. Retrieved 2011-01-22. 
  3. ^ "Day Hikes" (pdf). Plan Your Visit. National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/glac/planyourvisit/upload/dayhikes_inside_09.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-22.