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Lake McDonald Area

Lake McDonald is the largest lake in Glacier NP.  At about 10 miles long and 1-1.5 miles wide it's quite a lake.  Lake was formed by huge glacier digging out a deep hole in the valley, than when the glacier receded water filled up the huge gap.  It's always cold, at about 250 feet deep it stays cold even in the Hottest Days of summer.  If one comes to glacier to see amazing  temperate forests and beautiful mountains, than Lake is the place to go.

 
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Lake McDonald the Turquoise Jewel of the park  At Ten Miles Long and about 250 feet deep it is the largest of the Lakes of Glacier NP.  Lake McDonald is the deepest depression of the park, the lowest elevation is about 3,000' feet.  The peaks around the lake aren't close to the highest in the Park yet with a relief of 3,000' to 7,500' to 8,000' that's alot of Elevation.  Lake McD' is first encountered when one enters the park on the West Side.  In my opinion Lake McD' has the most spectacular Forests in the Park, although in 2003 much of the forests were burned down by a massive wildfire.