Upper Two Medicine Lake
Encyclopedia
Upper Two Medicine Lake is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana
. The lake is just east of the Continental Divide in the Two Medicine
region of Glacier National Park. Upper Two Medicine Lake is in a cirque
and surrounded by a number of peaks including Lone Walker Mountain
, Mount Helen
and Pumpelly Pillar. Upper Two Medicine Lake is a 5 miles (8 km) hike from the Two Medicine Store
.
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,...
. The lake is just east of the Continental Divide in the Two Medicine
Two Medicine
Two Medicine is the collective name of a region located in the southeastern section of Glacier National Park, in the U.S. state of Montana. It has a campground alongside Two Medicine Lake. From the period starting in the late 1890s until the completion of the Going-to-the-Sun Road in 1932, Two...
region of Glacier National Park. Upper Two Medicine 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...
and surrounded by a number of peaks including Lone Walker Mountain
Lone Walker Mountain
Kootenai Peak is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Lone Walker Mountain is situated immediately southwest of Upper Two Medicine Lake along the Continental Divide....
, Mount Helen
Mount Helen (Montana)
Mount Helen is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Mount Helen rises immediately to the northwest almost above Upper Two Medicine Lake....
and Pumpelly Pillar. Upper Two Medicine Lake is a 5 miles (8 km) hike from the Two Medicine Store
Two Medicine Store
Two Medicine Store, formerly part of Two Medicine Chalet, is a historic building in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. The chalet was originally built in 1914 by the Glacier Park Company, a subsidiary of the Great Northern Railway, as part of the railway's extensive program of...
.