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By Brian Pijanowski
• Mount ClevelandMount Cleveland• -10,466 feet-10,466 feet• -3,000 meters-3,000 meters• Lies in the northern part of parkLies in the northern part of park
• Chief mountainChief mountain• IN the northernIN the northern• 9,081 feet9,081 feet• Mountain range Lewis rangeMountain range Lewis range
• Mount StimsonMount Stimson• In the southernIn the southern• 10,466 feet 10,466 feet • First ascent 1951First ascent 1951
CULTURE
• Native Americans have live GNP for 10,000 years the tribe names are Blackfeet Kalispell Kootenai Salish and the flatheads.
• Blackfeet• Controlled most of the land• Chief mountain was a place where the• Blackfeet could live.• • Early settlers• George Bird Grinnell came to Glacier NP• He asked the government to project the park.• IN 1910 president William Howard Taft signed a bill to create Glacier NP• Modern Day • There is 1,853 ,564 1,000 thousand visit the park every day.
• Lake McDonald • Length 11 miles• Width ½• Located in North east quadrant
• Grinnell Glacier • Located in north east part of park • 11/2 miles long• 1mile wide• 290 acres• 500 feet thick• Largest glacier in the park
• Blackfoot• 2nd largest in the park• Located in the north west quadrant• The Glacier was recently measured in 2005 at 441 acres