Cerulean Lake
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Cerulean Lake is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana
. Cerulean Lake is in a cirque
surrounded by high peaks including Rainbow Peak
to the west, which rises more than 5000 feet (1,524 m) above the lake. Melt from Rainbow Glacier
to the west enters Cerulean lake via Rainbow Creek and other sources.
Montana
Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...
. Cerulean Lake is in a cirque
Cirque
Cirque may refer to:* Cirque, a geological formation* Makhtesh, an erosional landform found in the Negev desert of Israel and Sinai of Egypt*Cirque , an album by Biosphere* Cirque Corporation, a company that makes touchpads...
surrounded by high peaks including Rainbow Peak
Rainbow Peak
Rainbow Peak is located in the Livingston Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. The namesake Rainbow Glacier is immediately east and northeast of Rainbow Peak. Rainbow Peak is the ninth tallest mountain in Glacier National Park and rises over above Bowman Lake....
to the west, which rises more than 5000 feet (1,524 m) above the lake. Melt from Rainbow Glacier
Rainbow Glacier
Rainbow Glacier is located in the U.S. state of Montana in Glacier National Park. The glacier is situated immediately to the east of Rainbow Peak at an elevation between and above sea level. The glacier covers an area of approximately and has visible crevasses in satellite imagery...
to the west enters Cerulean lake via Rainbow Creek and other sources.