Cracker Lake

Cracker Lake
Location	Glacier National Park (U.S.), Glacier County, Montana, USA
Coordinates	48°44′40″N 113°38′35″W / 48.74444°N 113.64306°W / 48.74444; -113.64306Coordinates: 48°44′40″N 113°38′35″W / 48.74444°N 113.64306°W / 48.74444; -113.64306[1]
Lake type	Natural
Primary inflows	Canyon Creek
Primary outflows	Canyon Creek
Basin countries	United States
Max. length	.60 miles (0.97 km)
Max. width	.15 miles (0.24 km)
Surface elevation	5,910 ft (1,800 m)

Cracker Lake is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana. Located at the head of a canyon, the waters of Cracker Lake are an opaque turquoise from rock flour (silt) originating from Siyeh Glacier. To the south of Cracker Lake lies Mount Siyeh which rises more than 4,000 feet (1,200 m) above the lake. Cracker Peak to the southeast and Allen Mountain to the north are other prominent peaks nearby.^[2] Cracker Lake is a 6.1 miles (9.8 km) hike from the Many Glacier Hotel.^[3]

See also

List of lakes in Glacier County, Montana

References

1. ^ "Cracker Lake". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:770267. Retrieved 2011-01-22. 
2. ^ "Logan Pass, MT" (Map (USGS Quad)). TopoQuest. http://www.topoquest.com/map.php?lat=48.74442&lon=-113.64317&datum=nad83&zoom=4. Retrieved 2011-01-22. 
3. ^ "Day Hikes" (pdf). Plan Your Visit. National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/glac/planyourvisit/upload/dayhikes_inside_09.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-22.