
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
Lodging and Dining at Columbia Falls
Backpacking Gear Sites
Eastern
Mountain Sports (EMS)
Sierra
Trading Post
Cabela's
Mountain
Equipment Co-op
REI
Altrec
Moosejaw
USOutdoorStore
Overton's
Gander Mountain
Patagonia
Paragon Sports
Orvis
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