Ptarmigan 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 Columbi ...
. Ptarmigan Lake is situated below the Ptarmigan Wall.
The lake is a hike from the
Swiftcurrent Auto Camp Historic District by way of the Ptarmigan Trail. After another hike from Ptarmigan Lake, the historic
Ptarmigan Tunnel
The Ptarmigan Tunnel was built in 1930 through the Ptarmigan Wall at an elevation of in Glacier National Park, near Many Glacier, in Montana, US. The manmade tunnel allows hikers to avoid a strenuous climb over very steep terrain between Many ...
can be seen.
See also
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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
Lakes of Glacier National Park (U.S.)
Lakes of Glacier County, Montana
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