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10 Great Hikes in Montana
Ice Berg Lake

Getting There: From St. Mary's drive 8 miles north to Babb, then another 12 miles west on Glacier Road 3 to Many Glacier Park. The trailhead and parking lot is behind the Swiftcurrent Motel. The trail begins in the Many Glacier Valley of Glacier National Park

Iceberg Lake (really a tarn) sits up in a mountain cirque, surrounded by the impressive Ptarmigan Wall, the aquamarine lake sits at the head of a glacial valley.

Location: Glacier National Park
Trailhead: Iceberg-Ptarmigan trailhead in Many Glacier
Elevation: 6,100 ft at lake
Trail Length: 9 miles roundtrip
Elevation Gain: 1,200 ft
Maps: USGS Many Glacier, and the map for Glacier National Park
Pictures: Ice Berg Lake
Closest Town: Columbia Falls

Forest Information:
Glacier National Park National Park Service
Park Headquarters
West Glacier, MT 59936
(406) 888-7800


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