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yep, we had a good clear view of Glacier Park's Rocky Mountains today.
Glacier National Park: Covering 1,012,837 acres, Glacier is bigger than Rhode Island and the 12th biggest US National Park, about the size of Great Smoky Mountains and North Cascades combined.
Despite its name, Glacier doesn’t have as many glaciers as North Cascades over in Washington, but it does have at least 35 named glaciers and 26 active glaciers.
150 peaks of the Rocky Mountains (I don't know what the total of peaks is in the Rockies).
Glacier straddles the Continental Divide, the point from where all water flows either east to the Atlantic or west to the Pacific oceans. This allows for extreme weather conditions – the temperature in the park has been known to drop 100°F in a single day(opens in new tab).
Glacier has made cameos in lots of famous movies, including the opening of The Shining, Forrest Gump’s long run, and The Chronicles of Narnia.
Glacier National Park: Covering 1,012,837 acres, Glacier is bigger than Rhode Island and the 12th biggest US National Park, about the size of Great Smoky Mountains and North Cascades combined.
Despite its name, Glacier doesn’t have as many glaciers as North Cascades over in Washington, but it does have at least 35 named glaciers and 26 active glaciers.
150 peaks of the Rocky Mountains (I don't know what the total of peaks is in the Rockies).
Glacier straddles the Continental Divide, the point from where all water flows either east to the Atlantic or west to the Pacific oceans. This allows for extreme weather conditions – the temperature in the park has been known to drop 100°F in a single day(opens in new tab).
Glacier has made cameos in lots of famous movies, including the opening of The Shining, Forrest Gump’s long run, and The Chronicles of Narnia.