Kintla Lake is a

lake A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much large ...

in the northwestern portion of Glacier National Park in

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. The lake is located in a rather remote portion of the park, close to the

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. The lake is a drive from the west entrance along bumpy dirt roads. At , Kintla Lake is only slightly smaller than Bowman Lake, and is the fourth largest lake in the park. Kintla originates from the

Kutenai The Kutenai ( ), also known as the Ktunaxa ( ; ), Ksanka ( ), Kootenay (in Canada) and Kootenai (in the United States), are an indigenous people of Canada and the United States. Kutenai bands live in southeastern British Columbia, northern ...

word for "sack". Kutenai legend states that a man had apparently drowned in one of the lakes which likened the lake to a sack where "once you got in, you couldn't get out".

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and

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are ideal on the lake, as no motorized watercraft are allowed. There is a quiet campground on the lake, and it is rarely filled because of its remote location.

Fishing Fishing is the activity of trying to catch fish. Fish are often caught as wildlife from the natural environment, but may also be caught from stocked bodies of water such as ponds, canals, park wetlands and reservoirs. Fishing techniques inclu ...

is also popular on the lake, because of the

trout Trout are species of freshwater fish belonging to the genera '' Oncorhynchus'', ''Salmo'' and ''Salvelinus'', all of the subfamily Salmoninae of the family Salmonidae. The word ''trout'' is also used as part of the name of some non-salmoni ...

found in it. There are also options for day hikes and extended hikes into the backcountry in the area.

References

{{reflist, refs= {{cite book , title = Montana Place Names from Alzada to Zortman , page = 142 , author1 = Arguimbau, Ellie , author2 = Baumler, Ellen , author3 = Porsild, Ellen , author4 = Shovers, Brian , publisher = Montana Historical Society , year = 2009 , isbn = 9780975919613 , url = https://books.google.com/books?id=08rAI9NEbcYC&q=kintla+peak+sack&pg=PA142 , accessdate = January 1, 2015 Lakes of Glacier National Park (U.S.) Lakes of Flathead County, Montana

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