Upper Grinnell Lake

Upper Grinnell Lake
Ice clogged Upper Grinnell Lake in 2009. Grinnell Glacier is at lower left and The Salamander Glacier is above the lake at center left
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Location	Glacier National Park, Glacier County, Montana, US
Coordinates	48°45′33″N113°43′57″W / 48.75917°N 113.73250°W / 48.75917; -113.73250 [1]
Type	Natural
Primary outflows	Grinnell Creek
Basin  countries	United States
Max. length	.60 miles (0.97 km)
Max. width	.20 miles (0.32 km)
Surface elevation	6,463 ft (1,970 m)

Upper Grinnell Lake is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana. ^[2] Upper Grinnell Lake is a proglacial lake which formed in the 1930s as Grinnell Glacier retreated. The lake is often filled with small icebergs which have been breaking off Grinnell Glacier. Upper Grinnell Lake can be reached by trail and is a 5.5 miles (8.9 km) hike from the Many Glacier Hotel. ^[3]

See also

• List of lakes in Glacier County, Montana

References

1. "Upper Grinnell Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2011-01-22.
2. "Many Glacier, MT" (Map (USGS Quad)). TopoQuest. Retrieved 2011-01-22.
3. "Day Hikes" (PDF). Plan Your Visit. National Park Service. Archived from the original (pdf) on February 28, 2010. Retrieved 2011-01-22.