Glacier National Park

Fun Facts about Glacier National Park (More Than Just Parks at https://morethanjustparks.com/)

• Glacier is nicknamed “The Crown of the Continent”

• It is in northwest Montana and borders Canada to the north

• It covers 1,583 square miles

• Glacier became a park in 1910

• It is the 10th most visited National Park

• The highest elevation is 10,466 ft and the lowest elevation is 3,215 ft

• 10,000 years ago Native Americans known as the Kootenai lived in the area

• The famous Going-to-the-Sun Road was built between 1921-1933 and it cost 2.5 million to build

• There are 26 glaciers in the park and 762 lakes.

• The park is home to 71 species of mammals and 276 species of birds

• The mountain goat is the official symbol of Glacier

Glacier National Park is 1,169 miles from Stillwater, MN

At Glacier National Park I will be camping on Blackfeet, Salish, Pend d’Oreille and Kootnai land. I give thanks for their presence here since time immemorial and honor all my Indigenous siblings who have and continue to call this land their home.