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A taste of East, West, and Central Glacier National Park.


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Map Key

30.2

Miles

48.6

KM

Point to Point

7,481' 2,280 m

High

4,013' 1,223 m

Low

4,123' 1,257 m

Up

4,322' 1,317 m

Down

5%

Avg Grade (3°)

34%

Max Grade (19°)

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Features Lake · River/Creek · Swimming · Waterfall · Wildflowers · Wildlife

Description

From the Kintla trailhead, make the mostly flat hike along Lower Kintla Lake to its head. From there begin the mellow climb to Upper Kintla Lake and find the nice campsite located at its head. Continuing further as part of the spectacular Boulder Pass Loop hikers are treated to remote, rugged, rocky country that is indicative of Glacier National Park's finest scenery. Boulder Pass and Hole in the Wall are of stunning beauty.

Exiting Hole in the Wall and continuing along the trail, hikers arrive at the somewhat melodramatic Brown's Pass, an often windy and somewhat unassuming pass. It is, however, the Continental Divide and from here all water behind you heads to the Pacific and all water ahead toward the Gulf of Mexico. The hiker who opts to continue further in this direction should prepare for mother nature at her finest.

Descending off Brown's Pass, hikers will pass the pristine Frances and Janet lakes and the epic waterfalls that feed them. You may wish you had brought along your watercolors they are of such storybook beauty.

A short distance further brings you to Waterton Lakes where there is a ranger station including an international border crossing into Canada or the option to stay in the US and hike further into the park.

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Photos

Boulder Pass area
Apr 22, 2015 near Trailcreek, MT
Kintla Lake
Apr 22, 2015 near Trailcreek, MT
Sunrise over the east end of Kintla Lake, seen from the Kintla Lake trail camp.
Sep 25, 2021 near Trailcreek, MT
Looking across Kintla Lake to the east-northeast from Boulder Pass Trail.
Sep 25, 2021 near Trailcreek, MT
Looking east towards Mt. Cleveland.
Sep 13, 2016 near Trailcreek, MT
Campsite on Upper Kintla.
Jan 17, 2016 near Trailcreek, MT

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