Millions of year ago enormous glaciers chiseled and carved this land into a natural masterpiece. Today there are only 30 glaciers left in Glacier National Park. Scientist predict that by 2030 the glaciers will be gone, however that does not mean that the park will loose its beauty. There are 130 named lakes, mountains, fluorescent prairies, alpine forests and magnificent waterfalls.
Mt. Cleveland is the parks tallest mountain that reaches 10,466 feet in the sky. Lake McDonald and St. Mary lake are the largest bodies of water in Glacier. The elevation in Glacier National Park from a low starting at the Flatthead River with 3,150 feet to the highest place in the park, Mt. Cleveland,10,466 feet. Glacier has 6 peaks that reach over 10,000 feet and 32 peaks over 9,100 feet.
1.6 billion years ago during the Proterozoic age, shallow sea covered the flat countryside. Eroded earth and sediment sunk to the bottom of the sea. Layers and layers of this sediment like clay, dirt, and calcite, were compressed together for millions of years. Glacier National Park is what scientists say is a result of Lewis Overthrust Fault.
There are many different types of rocks found in Glacier like limestone, dolostone, argillite, white quartzite, biotite, belt rocks, sandstone, and cretaceous. Scientists believe there are a lot more different types of rocks to still discover.
Mt. Cleveland is the parks tallest mountain that reaches 10,466 feet in the sky. Lake McDonald and St. Mary lake are the largest bodies of water in Glacier. The elevation in Glacier National Park from a low starting at the Flatthead River with 3,150 feet to the highest place in the park, Mt. Cleveland,10,466 feet. Glacier has 6 peaks that reach over 10,000 feet and 32 peaks over 9,100 feet.
1.6 billion years ago during the Proterozoic age, shallow sea covered the flat countryside. Eroded earth and sediment sunk to the bottom of the sea. Layers and layers of this sediment like clay, dirt, and calcite, were compressed together for millions of years. Glacier National Park is what scientists say is a result of Lewis Overthrust Fault.
There are many different types of rocks found in Glacier like limestone, dolostone, argillite, white quartzite, biotite, belt rocks, sandstone, and cretaceous. Scientists believe there are a lot more different types of rocks to still discover.