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Triple Divide Peak
Triple Divide Peak is a hydrological apex, meaning its 8,0...
Trail of the Cedars
On the Trail of the Cedars along Avalanche Creek, and on t...
North Boundary Trail
Lying as it does immediately adjacent to Waterton Lakes Na...
Going-to-the-Sun Road
The Going-to-the-Sun Road, named by Park Naturalist Geo...
Employee Dormitories and Mess Hall
The first park dormitory and mess hall were completed in 1...
Administration building
William Logan, Glacier National Park’s first superintenden...
Blackfeet Reservation (Ceded Strip)
The Nitsitapii (“real people”), collectively called the Bl...
UNESCO World Heritage Site- Island of Gorée
The island of Gorée lies off the coast of Senegal, opposit...
UNESCO World Heritage Site- San Millán Yuso and Suso Monasteries
The monastic community founded by St Millán in the mid-6th...
Yellowstone Law Enforcement at Fort Yellowstone Historic District
Crimes committed in Yellowstone National Park are federal ...
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Triple Divide Peak
Triple Divide Peak is a hydrological apex, meaning its 8,000-foot peak’s watershed eventually drains into the Arctic, Atlantic, and Pacific oceans. Winters in Glacier National Park are known for their massive accumulations of snow. The average snowfall in the high ...
Trail of the Cedars
On the Trail of the Cedars along Avalanche Creek, and on the Johns Lake Trail, visitors walk through some of the shadiest parts of the park. Huge western red cedars, hemlocks and cottonwoods absorb nearly all the direct sunlight in ...
North Boundary Trail
Lying as it does immediately adjacent to Waterton Lakes National Park in Canada, the two parks separated only by the thickness of an imaginary boundary line, Glacier National Park cannot be separated geographically from its neighboring recreational area. The two ...
Going-to-the-Sun Road
The Going-to-the-Sun Road, named by Park Naturalist George C. Ruhle in 1929, is the only trans-mountain road within the boundaries of the park. It gives the visitor who is unable to get into the back country on the trails, a ...
Employee Dormitories and Mess Hall
The first park dormitory and mess hall were completed in 1927. The second dorm was built by Civilian Conservation Corps Crews in1933-34. The Civilian Conservation Corps was active from 1933-1942 and was comprised of young men who were out of ...
Administration building
William Logan, Glacier National Park’s first superintendent hired in 1910, focused his initial construction projects on the creation of a park administrative center and on a system of roads and trails. In late 1910, soon after the area was converted ...
Blackfeet Reservation (Ceded Strip)
The Nitsitapii (“real people”), collectively called the Blackfoot, comprise three distinct groups: the Blackfoot or Siksika, the Blood or Kainai, and Piegan or Piikani. The collective use of the names Blackfoot in Canada and Blackfeet in the United States developed ...
UNESCO World Heritage Site- Island of Gorée
The island of Gorée lies off the coast of Senegal, opposite Dakar. From the 15th to the 19th century, it was the largest slave-trading centre on the African coast. Ruled in succession by the Portuguese, Dutch, English and French, its ...
UNESCO World Heritage Site- San Millán Yuso and Suso Monasteries
The monastic community founded by St Millán in the mid-6th century became a place of pilgrimage. A fine Romanesque church built in honour of the holy man still stands at the site of Suso. It was here that the first ...
Yellowstone Law Enforcement at Fort Yellowstone Historic District
Crimes committed in Yellowstone National Park are federal offenses, and as outlined in the Organic Act, the General Authorities Act, and the definition of Special Territorial and Maritime Jurisdiction, NPS park rangers and special agents have the authority and responsibility ...
