Cracker Lake Explained

Cracker Lake
Location:Glacier National Park, Glacier County, Montana, United States
Coords:48.7444°N -113.6431°W[1]
Lake Type:Natural
Inflow:Canyon Creek
Outflow:Canyon Creek
Basin Countries:United States
Elevation:5910feet
Pushpin Map:Montana#USA
Pushpin Map Alt:Location of Cracker Lake in Montana, USA.

Cracker Lake is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana. Located at the head of a canyon, the waters of Cracker Lake are an opaque turquoise from rock flour (silt) originating from Siyeh Glacier. To the south of Cracker Lake lies Mount Siyeh which rises more than 4000feet above the lake. Cracker Peak to the southeast and Allen Mountain to the north are other prominent peaks nearby.[2] Cracker Lake is a 6.1miles hike from the Many Glacier Hotel.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. 770267. Cracker Lake. 2011-01-22.
  2. Web site: Logan Pass, MT. TopoQuest. Map (USGS Quad). 2011-01-22.
  3. Web site: Day Hikes . Plan Your Visit . National Park Service . pdf . 2011-01-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140801130612/http://www.nps.gov/glac/planyourvisit/upload/dayhikes_inside_09.pdf . 2014-08-01 .