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Bearhat Mountain Locator map highlighting Glacier National Park in the far northwestern corner of Montana, United States, near the Canadian border. Surrounding states-Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming-are labeled, with a small inset globe showing the park's position in North America.
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Snow-capped mountains and a winding river surrounded by dense green forest in Glacier National Park, Montana. Clements Mountain, Glacier National Park Glacier National Park: Iceberg Cirque meadow in Glacier National Park St. Mary Lake, Glacier National Park Before and after slider image of Jackson Glacier showing extensive ice cover on the left and mostly exposed rock with sparse vegetation on the right, illustrating glacier retreat. Slider image showing Boulder Glacier in Glacier National Park with people standing at the ice cave entrance on the left, and the glacier mostly melted with bare ground on the right.
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Glacier National Park: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Interactive media added. Feb 06, 2026
Add new Web site: USGS - Glacier National Park, Montana, United States. Dec 23, 2024
Add new Web site: National Park Service - Glacier National Park , Montana, United States. Mar 12, 2024
Map added. Sep 08, 2023
Media added. Aug 21, 2023
Add new Web site: America's Story from America's Library - Glacier National Park, Montana, United States. Mar 22, 2022
Add new Web site: Easy Science for Kids - Glacier National Park. Jan 24, 2019
Add new Web site: MontanaKids.com - Glacier National Park. Jan 24, 2019
Add new Web site: Smithsonian Channel - Take a Trip to Glacier National Park. Feb 15, 2017
Add new Web site: National Park Foundation - Glacier National Park. Jul 15, 2016
Add new Web site: National Geographic - Travel - Glacier National Park, Montana, United States. Jul 15, 2016
Article thoroughly revised, updated, and expanded. Jul 28, 2009
Several photographs of scenic sites in the park added. Jul 28, 2009
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Adventure - Glacier National Park. Feb 16, 2009
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Geography - Geography of Glacier National Park. Jul 29, 2008
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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