Pitamakan Lake

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Pitamakan Lake
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Pitamakan Lake, looking north from Pitamakan Pass
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Pitamakan Lake
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Pitamakan Lake
Location Glacier National Park, Glacier County, Montana, US
Coordinates 48°31′18″N113°27′26″W / 48.52167°N 113.45722°W / 48.52167; -113.45722 [1]
Type Natural
Primary outflows North Fork Cut Bank Creek
Basin  countriesUnited States
Max. length.40 miles (0.64 km)
Max. width.25 miles (0.40 km)
Surface elevation6,805 ft (2,074 m)

Pitamakan Lake is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana. Pitamakan Pass is just south of the lake and the Lake of the Seven Winds is to the northwest. [2]

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References

  1. "Pitamakan Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2011-01-08.
  2. "Cut Bank Pass, MT" (Map (USGS Quad)). TopoQuest. Retrieved 2011-01-08.