See Also: Glacier National Park(encyclopedia)
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve(encyclopedia)
Waterton Glacier International Peace Park(tourism)
national park(dictionary)
national park(encyclopedia)
Tai National Park(tourism)
Sequoia National Park(encyclopedia)
Haleakala National Park(encyclopedia)
Pirin National Park(tourism)
Pingvellir National Park(tourism)

Glacier National Park (sh)




National preserve, northwestern Montana, U.S. Set in the state's Rocky Mountains wilderness, it adjoins the Canadian border and Canada's Waterton Lakes National Park.

The two parks together compose the Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, dedicated in 1932. Glacier National Park was established in 1910 and encompasses 1,013,572 acres (410,178 hectares). The park, with its active glaciers, straddles the Continental Divide.