Lake McDonald, Montana

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Lake McDonald, Montana
Unincorporated community
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Lake McDonald
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Lake McDonald
Coordinates: 48°37′15″N113°52′18″W / 48.62083°N 113.87167°W / 48.62083; -113.87167
Country United States
State Montana
County Flathead
Elevation
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3,225 ft (983 m)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
59921 [2]
Area code 406
GNIS feature ID785919 [1]

Lake McDonald is an unincorporated Flathead County, Montana, United States community. The community is located on the northeastern shore of Lake McDonald in Glacier National Park.

Before 1878, the lake was known as Terry Lake, after Gen. Alfred Terry. The National Park Service formalized the name of Lake McDonald. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake McDonald
  2. ↑ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code" . Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Lake McDonald". Montana Place Names Companion. Montana Historical Society. Retrieved April 5, 2021.


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