Trip Reports

Glacier National Park, Montana

Trip reports and GPS traces by objective for Glacier National Park in Montana, just south of Waterton.

107 objectives indexed from 8 blogs, 29 of them with reports from more than one.

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Each entry links every trip report, video, or GPS trace the indexed blogs published for that objective. Hover a link to see the report’s own title, which is how combined trips and traverses show what else they cover.

Where an objective is on one of the four tick-lists, that is marked after the links: Kane and Nugara for scrambles and Don’t Waste Your Time for hikes, each carrying the book’s own grade, and the 11,000ers carrying the peak’s elevation. None of the three books is published online, and the 11,000ers is not a book at all, so every mark links to Adam Laycock’s page for that objective, which is the best canonical reference there is for one. Where there is a book, the route description is in it.

The line under each entry says who puts it where. Where the sources agree, that is one region with several names. Where they disagree, the objective is listed on every region page named, and the line links the others: the blogs file Bow Peak under both Banff and the Icefields Parkway, so it is on both pages.

A region marked inferred is not stated by any blog. It was worked out from where the blogs place the objectives around it: those climbed in the same trip, those a report links to, those near its trailhead, or those near where its name is on the map. Checked against objectives the blogs do place, these are right about nine times in ten, so treat one as a pointer rather than a fact. One marked weakly inferred rests on thinner or split evidence — a single linked report, a trailhead between two regions — and is only used where nothing else places the objective, so it may be listed under each region it could be in. Place-name positions are from the Canadian Geographical Names Database, under the Open Government Licence – Canada, and south of the border from the USGS Geographic Names Information System.

A

Ahern Peak — Andrew Nugara
- Glacier National Park, Montana: inferred from 2 of the 2 placed Andrew Nugara reports it links to; inferred from where the name is on the map
Allen Mountain — Andrew Nugara
- Glacier National Park, Montana: inferred from 5 of the 5 placed Andrew Nugara reports it links to; inferred from where the name is on the map
Altyn Peak — Bob Spirko, Sonny Bou, Andrew Nugara
- Glacier National Park, Montana: Bob Spirko, Sonny Bou; inferred from 2 of the 2 placed Andrew Nugara reports it links to; inferred from where the name is on the map
Amphitheatre Mountain — Andrew Nugara
- Glacier National Park, Montana: weakly inferred from 1 of the 2 placed Andrew Nugara reports it links to
Angel Wing — Andrew Nugara
- Glacier National Park, Montana: inferred from 4 of the 5 placed Andrew Nugara reports it links to; inferred from where the name is on the map
Apikuni Mountain — Bob Spirko, Golden Scrambles, Sonny Bou, Andrew Nugara
- Glacier National Park, Montana: Bob Spirko, Golden Scrambles, Sonny Bou; inferred from 2 of the 2 placed Andrew Nugara reports it links to; inferred from where the name is on the map
Appistoki Peak — Andrew Nugara
- Glacier National Park, Montana: inferred from 2 of the 2 placed objectives in the same Andrew Nugara report; inferred from where the name is on the map

B

Bearhat Mountain — Andrew Nugara
- Glacier National Park, Montana: inferred from where the name is on the map
Big Mountain — Steven Song
- Glacier National Park, Montana: Steven Song
Birds Eye View — Bob Spirko
- Glacier National Park, Montana: Bob Spirko
Bishop's Cap — Andrew Nugara
- Glacier National Park, Montana: inferred from 2 of the 2 placed objectives in the same Andrew Nugara report; inferred from where the name is on the map
Bison Mountain — Sonny Bou
- Glacier National Park, Montana: Sonny Bou; inferred from where the name is on the map
Blacktail Mountain — Steven Song
- Glacier National Park, Montana: Steven Song
Boulder Peak — Sonny Bou
- Glacier National Park, Montana: Sonny Bou
Bullhead Point — Andrew Nugara
- Glacier National Park, Montana: inferred from 6 of the 6 placed Andrew Nugara reports it links to

C

Calf Robe Mountain — Sonny Bou
- Glacier National Park, Montana: Sonny Bou; inferred from where the name is on the map
Cannon Mountain — Andrew Nugara
- Glacier National Park, Montana: set by hand
Cataract Mountain — Sonny Bou, Andrew Nugara
- Glacier National Park, Montana: Sonny Bou; inferred from 10 of the 10 placed Andrew Nugara reports it links to; inferred from where the name is on the map
Chief Lodgepole Peak — Andrew Nugara
- Glacier National Park, Montana: inferred from where the name is on the map
Chief Mountain — Steven Song, Andrew Nugara
- Glacier National Park, Montana: Steven Song; inferred from where the name is on the map
Clements Mountain — Sonny Bou, Andrew Nugara
- Glacier National Park, Montana: Sonny Bou; inferred from where the name is on the map
Crowfeet Mountain — Bob Spirko, Andrew Nugara
- Glacier National Park, Montana: Bob Spirko; inferred from where the name is on the map

D

Deemer Peak — Steven Song
- Glacier National Park, Montana: Steven Song
Desert Mountain — Steven Song
- Glacier National Park, Montana: Steven Song; inferred from where the name is on the map
Divide Mountain — Peaks and Streams
- Glacier National Park, Montana: Peaks and Streams
Doris Mountain — Steven Song
- Glacier National Park, Montana: Steven Song; inferred from where the name is on the map
Drinking Horse Mountain — Bob Spirko
- Glacier National Park, Montana: Bob Spirko

E

Elk Mountain — Sonny Bou
- Glacier National Park, Montana: Sonny Bou

F

Flinsch Peak — Andrew Nugara
- Glacier National Park, Montana: inferred from where the name is on the map

G

Going-to-the-Sun Mountain — Sonny Bou
- Glacier National Park, Montana: Sonny Bou; inferred from where the name is on the map
GR088024 — Andrew Nugara
- Glacier National Park, Montana: weakly inferred from 1 of the 1 placed Andrew Nugara report it links to
GR966090 — Andrew Nugara
- Glacier National Park, Montana: inferred from 1 of the 1 placed objective in the same Andrew Nugara report
Grinnell Glacier — Annie Ouellet
- Glacier National Park, Montana: Annie Ouellet
Grinnell Point — Andrew Nugara
- Glacier National Park, Montana: inferred from 7 of the 7 placed Andrew Nugara reports it links to

H

Haystack Butte — Steven Song, Sonny Bou, On-Top
- Glacier National Park, Montana: Steven Song, Sonny Bou; inferred from On-Top’s trailhead; inferred from where the name is on the map
Heavens Peak — Andrew Nugara
- Glacier National Park, Montana: inferred from 10 of the 10 placed Andrew Nugara reports it links to; inferred from where the name is on the map
Henkel Mountain — Andrew Nugara
- Glacier National Park, Montana: set by hand
Huckleberry Mountain — Sonny Bou
- Glacier National Park, Montana: Sonny Bou

I

Iceberg Peak — Sonny Bou, Andrew Nugara
- Glacier National Park, Montana: Sonny Bou; inferred from 7 of the 7 placed Andrew Nugara reports it links to
Irvine Peak — Steven Song
- Glacier National Park, Montana: Steven Song

L

LaDuke Hill — Bob Spirko
- Glacier National Park, Montana: Bob Spirko
Lee Ridge — Sonny Bou
- Glacier National Park, Montana: Sonny Bou; inferred from where the name is on the map
Lincoln Peak — Sonny Bou, Andrew Nugara
- Glacier National Park, Montana: Sonny Bou
Little Amp Peak — Andrew Nugara
- Glacier National Park, Montana: weakly inferred from 1 of the 2 placed Andrew Nugara reports it links to
Little Mataphi — Andrew Nugara
- Glacier National Park, Montana: weakly inferred from 2 of the 3 placed Andrew Nugara reports it links to

M

Mad Wolf Mountain — Andrew Nugara, Peaks and Streams
- Glacier National Park, Montana: Peaks and Streams; inferred from where the name is on the map
Matahpi Peak — Andrew Nugara
- Glacier National Park, Montana: inferred from where the name is on the map
Maude S Canyon Loop — Bob Spirko
- Glacier National Park, Montana: Bob Spirko
Medicine Grizzly Peak — Andrew Nugara
- Glacier National Park, Montana: inferred from 2 of the 2 placed Andrew Nugara reports it links to; inferred from where the name is on the map
Medicine Peak — Andrew Nugara, Peaks and Streams
- Glacier National Park, Montana: Peaks and Streams
Mount Ascension — Bob Spirko
- Glacier National Park, Montana: Bob Spirko
Mount Cleveland — Steven Song, Sonny Bou
- Glacier National Park, Montana: Steven Song, Sonny Bou
Mount Ellis — Bob Spirko, Steven Song
- Glacier National Park, Montana: Bob Spirko
Mount Ellsworth — Andrew Nugara
- Glacier National Park, Montana: inferred from 2 of the 2 placed objectives in the same Andrew Nugara report; inferred from where the name is on the map
Mount Gould — Steven Song, Sonny Bou, Andrew Nugara
- Glacier National Park, Montana: Steven Song, Sonny Bou; inferred from where the name is on the map
Mount Grinnell — Sonny Bou, Andrew Nugara
- Glacier National Park, Montana: Sonny Bou; inferred from 8 of the 9 placed Andrew Nugara reports it links to; inferred from where the name is on the map
Mount Helen — Andrew Nugara
- Glacier National Park, Montana: inferred from where the name is on the map
Mount Helena — Bob Spirko
- Glacier National Park, Montana: Bob Spirko
Mount Henkel — Sonny Bou, Andrew Nugara
- Glacier National Park, Montana: Sonny Bou; inferred from where the name is on the map
Mount Henry — Andrew Nugara, Peaks and Streams
- Glacier National Park, Montana: Peaks and Streams
Mount Jackson — Sonny Bou, Andrew Nugara
- Glacier National Park, Montana: Sonny Bou; inferred from 2 of the 2 placed Andrew Nugara reports it links to
Mount James — Andrew Nugara
- Glacier National Park, Montana: inferred from where the name is on the map
Mount Logan — Andrew Nugara
- Glacier National Park, Montana: weakly inferred from 1 of the 1 placed Andrew Nugara report it links to
Mount Logan, Glacier National Park — Andrew Nugara
- Glacier National Park, Montana: set by hand
Mount Merritt — Steven Song
- Glacier National Park, Montana: Steven Song; inferred from where the name is on the map
Mount Oberlin — Steven Song, Sonny Bou, Andrew Nugara
- Glacier National Park, Montana: Steven Song, Sonny Bou; inferred from where the name is on the map
Mount Phillips — Steven Song
- Glacier National Park, Montana: Steven Song
Mount Reynolds — Andrew Nugara
- Glacier National Park, Montana: weakly inferred from 1 of the 1 placed Andrew Nugara report it links to
Mount Rockwell — Sonny Bou
- Glacier National Park, Montana: Sonny Bou; inferred from where the name is on the map
Mount Seward — Andrew Nugara
- Glacier National Park, Montana: inferred from 10 of the 10 placed Andrew Nugara reports it links to
Mount Siyeh — Bob Spirko, Sonny Bou, Andrew Nugara
- Glacier National Park, Montana: Bob Spirko, Sonny Bou; inferred from where the name is on the map
Mount Somervell — Steven Song
- Glacier National Park, Montana: weakly inferred from where the name is on the map
Mount Stimson — Steven Song
- Glacier National Park, Montana: Steven Song; inferred from where the name is on the map
Mount Wilbur — Andrew Nugara
- Glacier National Park, Montana: inferred from where the name is on the map
Mount Wynn — Andrew Nugara
- Glacier National Park, Montana: weakly inferred from 1 of the 1 placed Andrew Nugara report it links to

N

Naya Nuki Peak — Bob Spirko
- Glacier National Park, Montana: Bob Spirko
Ninastako — Peaks and Streams
- Glacier National Park, Montana: Peaks and Streams
Nob Hill — Bob Spirko
- Glacier National Park, Montana: Bob Spirko
Norris Mountain — Andrew Nugara, Peaks and Streams
- Glacier National Park, Montana: Peaks and Streams; inferred from where the name is on the map
Northwest Peak — Steven Song
- Glacier National Park, Montana: Steven Song

O

Otokomi Mountain — Bob Spirko, Sonny Bou, Andrew Nugara, Peaks and Streams
- Glacier National Park, Montana: Bob Spirko, Sonny Bou, Peaks and Streams; inferred from where the name is on the map
Otokomi West — Andrew Nugara
- Glacier National Park, Montana: weakly inferred from 4 of the 9 placed Andrew Nugara reports it links to

P

Painted Tepee Peak — Andrew Nugara
- Glacier National Park, Montana: inferred from where the name is on the map
Peigan Mountain — Bob Spirko
- Glacier National Park, Montana: Bob Spirko
Piegan Mountain — Andrew Nugara, Peaks and Streams
- Glacier National Park, Montana: Peaks and Streams; inferred from where the name is on the map
Piegan Mountain 2 — Peaks and Streams
- Glacier National Park, Montana: Peaks and Streams
Pollock Mountain — Sonny Bou, Andrew Nugara, Peaks and Streams
- Glacier National Park, Montana: Sonny Bou, Peaks and Streams; inferred from where the name is on the map

R

Red Mountain — Sonny Bou
- Glacier National Park, Montana: Sonny Bou
Reynolds Mountain — Steven Song, Sonny Bou
- Glacier National Park, Montana: Steven Song, Sonny Bou; inferred from where the name is on the map
Rising Wolf Mountain — Sonny Bou, Andrew Nugara
- Glacier National Park, Montana: Sonny Bou; inferred from 5 of the 5 placed Andrew Nugara reports it links to; inferred from where the name is on the map
Running Rabbit Mountain — Sonny Bou
- Glacier National Park, Montana: Sonny Bou; inferred from where the name is on the map

S

Scalplock Mountain — Sonny Bou
- Glacier National Park, Montana: Sonny Bou
Scenic Point — Annie Ouellet, Sonny Bou, Peaks and Streams
- Glacier National Park, Montana: Annie Ouellet, Sonny Bou, Peaks and Streams; inferred from where the name is on the map
Sherburne Peak — Andrew Nugara
- Glacier National Park, Montana: inferred from 3 of the 3 placed Andrew Nugara reports it links to; inferred from where the name is on the map
Sinopah Mountain — Andrew Nugara
- Glacier National Park, Montana: inferred from 2 of the 2 placed Andrew Nugara reports it links to; inferred from where the name is on the map
Siyeh Pass Peak — Andrew Nugara
- Glacier National Park, Montana: weakly inferred from 2 of the 3 placed Andrew Nugara reports it links to
Snowshoe Peak — Steven Song
- Glacier National Park, Montana: Steven Song
Sonyok Mountain — Steven Song
- Glacier National Park, Montana: Steven Song
South Iceberg Peak — Andrew Nugara
- Glacier National Park, Montana: inferred from 1 of the 1 placed objective in the same Andrew Nugara report; inferred from 7 of the 7 placed Andrew Nugara reports it links to
Storm Castle Peak — Bob Spirko
- Glacier National Park, Montana: Bob Spirko
Swiftcurrent Mountain — Sonny Bou, Andrew Nugara
- Glacier National Park, Montana: Sonny Bou; inferred from where the name is on the map

T

The Mad Wolf Grand Circuit — Andrew Nugara
- Glacier National Park, Montana: inferred from 7 of the 8 placed Andrew Nugara reports it links to
Tower Rock — Bob Spirko
- Glacier National Park, Montana: Bob Spirko
Triple Divide Peak — Andrew Nugara, Peaks and Streams
- Glacier National Park, Montana: Peaks and Streams; inferred from where the name is on the map

W

Wynn Mountain — Sonny Bou
- Glacier National Park, Montana: Sonny Bou; inferred from where the name is on the map

Y

Yellow Mountain — Andrew Nugara
- Glacier National Park, Montana: inferred from where the name is on the map
Yellow Mountain East — Andrew Nugara
- Glacier National Park, Montana: inferred from 3 of the 3 placed Andrew Nugara reports it links to

Reports are the authors’ own accounts of one day in particular conditions, not route descriptions that stay true. Check current conditions and carry the judgement the terrain needs.

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