Helen Lake is located in
Glacier National Park, in the
U.S. state
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its sove ...
of
Montana
Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columb ...
. Helen Lake is at the head of the
Belly River
Belly River is a river in northwest Montana, United States and southern Alberta, Canada. It is a tributary of the Oldman River, itself a tributary of the South Saskatchewan River.
The name of the river may come from the Blackfoot word of , mean ...
and is situated below
Ahern Peak to the west and
Ipasha Peak to the northwest.
Numerous small streams feed the lake in addition to melt waters from the
Ahern Glacier which descend over
Ahern Glacier Falls in one sheer drop to a talus slope below en route to the lake.
See also
*
List of lakes in Glacier County, Montana
There are at least 118 named lakes and reservoirs in Glacier County, Montana.
Lakes
* Alkali Lake, , el.
* Allison Lake, , el.
* Atsina Lake, , el.
* Aubery Lake, , el.
* Bench Lake, , el.
* Big Spring Lake, , el.
* Boundary Lake, ...
References
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Lakes of Glacier National Park (U.S.)
Lakes of Glacier County, Montana