Natural Attractions

★ 4.8 60 reviews

Grinnell Lake

Glacial rock flour colors Grinnell Lake turquoise; boat shuttle shortens the hike.

★ 4.6 9 reviews

Gunsight Mountain

Twin-peaked Gunsight Mountain, 9,263 ft; Lewis Overthrust uplift, strenuous Gunsight Pass hike.

★ 5.0 2 reviews

Hidden Falls

Water pours over Hidden Falls on Cataract Creek; forested cliffs frame the cascade.

★ 4.9 72 reviews

Hidden Lake

Hidden Lake Overlook: a cirque lake at Logan Pass; overlook easy, lakeshore hike rewarding.

★ 4.8 85 reviews

Iceberg Lake

Iceberg Lake: a glacial cirque lake with late-summer icebergs set beneath towering Belt rocks.

Jackson Glacier Overlook

Best glacier view on Going-to-the-Sun Road. Receded 41% since 1966 (316→187 acres). Access July–Sept via shuttle ($1).

★ 4.3 3 reviews

John’s Lake

Cirque lake in a glacier-carved bowl; 1.4 Ga Prichard bedrock drives the cascades.

★ 4.4 7 reviews

Kintla Peak

Kintla Peak rises above Kintla Lake; glacier-sculpted ridges crown ancient granite.

★ 3.6 18 reviews

Lake Blaine

Glacially carved lake in Glacier region; drive-up access with boat launches.

★ 4.8 19 reviews

Lake Five

Glacial lake with cold, clear water; dock views at Paul’s Memorial—glacial history in view.

★ 4.9 23 reviews

Lake Josephine

Cirque lake at 4,882 ft. Boat shuttle shortens the hike to Lake Josephine.

★ 4.8 178 reviews

Lake McDonald

Lake McDonald — Glacier’s largest proglacial lake, 10 miles long along the Going-to-the-Sun Road.

★ 4.8 408 reviews

Lake McDonald

Glacial lake, crystal-clear to the lakebed; drive-up access along Going-to-the-Sun Road.

★ 4.2 5 reviews

Long Knife Peak

Knife-edge crest above Upper Kintla Lake; backcountry hike, Proterozoic Belt rocks.

Lunch Creek

Wildflowers frame a cascading rock staircase on Going-to-the-Sun Road, with Pollock Mountain as backdrop.

Maksskitsi (Mountain Ash)

Mountain ash shrubs with red berries—a Native medicinal plant with deep ethnobotanical heritage.

★ 4.6 206 reviews

Marantette Park

Grassy overlook above Proterozoic rocks; ice-age forces shape the view.

★ 4.7 3 reviews

Matahpi Peak

Jagged Matahpi Peak rises from Precambrian granite, carved by alpine glaciers.

McDonald Creek Overlook

Upper McDonald Creek flows past the overlook platform—Glacier's 25-mile longest creek. Watch glacial meltwater cascade during spring peak.

★ 4.8 46 reviews

McDonald Falls

Turquoise water tumbles from a two-tier drop at a wheelchair-friendly turnout; glacially fed water colors the scene.

★ 5.0 2 reviews

Monument Falls

215 ft waterfall fed by glacial meltwater; view from Avalanche Lake shore.

★ 4.5 8 reviews

Mount Siyeh

10,019 ft peak shaped by thrust uplift and glacier carving in Belt rocks.

★ 5.0 1 reviews

Mount Vaught

8,854 ft peak in the Livingston Range; scrambling ascent; Belt Supergroup rocks thrust by Lewis Overthrust.

Natoas Peak

Rugged Natoas Peak reveals Belt Supergroup layers carved by ancient glaciers.