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Grinnell Glacier

2,215 m7,267 ft
Area
0.50 km²
Lowest point
1,974 m
Tonight
21°FPartly cloudy · Wind 7 mph NNE

Grinnell Glacier in Montana, United States covers 0.50 km² and spans 1,974–2,215 m above sea level.

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Highest point
2,215 m
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Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Grinnell Glacier

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Grinnell Glacier, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

  • Nearest parking

    2.1 km SW

    +2 more within 2.3 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest trailhead

    Flattop Mountain Trailhead

    4.0 km W · +2 more within 6.2 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    Granite Park Campsite

    4.3 km WNW · +2 more within 6.2 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 9
PlaceDistance
Parking2.1 km SW
Parking2.3 km SW
Parking2.3 km WSW
Flattop Mountain TrailheadTrailhead4.0 km W
Granite Park CampsiteCampsite4.3 km WNW
Granite Park TrailheadTrailhead5.4 km W
Highline Trailhead SouthTrailhead6.2 km S
Many Glacier CampgroundCampsite6.2 km NE
Cracker Lake CampsCampsite6.2 km E
Glacier

Grinnell Glacier: size and slope

Drawn to scale from the OpenStreetMap outline and the Copernicus 30 m terrain model.

22°Top 2,215 m241 m≈600 mTerminus 1,974 m
Vertical range
241 m
Mean slope
22°
Faces
northmostly shaded
3D map

Grinnell Glacier 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 3 × 3 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Grinnell Glacier terrain and contours

50 m contours from the USGS 3DEP 10 m terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 250 mShowing west → east through the centre

Grinnell Glacier elevation profile

West → east through the centre

Hover the profile to read elevation and distance.Tap or drag along the profile to read elevation and distance.
Weather

Grinnell Glacier weather

Today · Partly cloudy · 21 / 32°F (-6 / 0°C) · 8% chance of precipitation · Wind 10 mph NNE

Grinnell Glacier forecast for about 2,024 m.

  • Today21°32°8%10 mph NNE
  • Sat20°30°7%6–9 mph SW
  • Sun19°25°1%10 mph ENE
  • Mon25°35°16%5 mph S
  • Tue21°30°62%8 mph W
  • Wed17°25°51%6 mph NNW
  • Thu18°26°20%5 mph NW

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 22:32 UTC.

Slope

Slope

Share of the 3 × 3 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mostly steep: more than half the view is steeper than 30°, the angle of most avalanche terrain.

Gentle, 0–15°
19.3%
Moderate, 15–30°
22.0%
Steep, 30–45°
31.9%
Cliffs, 45° and over
26.8%
Steeper than 30°
58.7% of the 9 km² view
Relief in view
1,411 m low point 1,499 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Bare rock / sparse 44.1%Moss & lichen 16.9%Grassland 16.1%Snow & ice 9.0%Trees 7.4%Water 6.5%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 1.5 km; 179 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Bighorn Sheep69
  • Hoary Marmot38
  • Mountain Goat33
  • American Pipit23
  • White pasqueflower23
  • Eggleaf Beardtongue23
Where it sits

Where Grinnell Glacier sits

Range
American Cordillera467North American Cordillera271Rocky Mountains104
Region
Montana24United States932North America1,313
Protected area
Glacier National Park12
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
More in the Rocky Mountains 6
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Downloads

Grinnell Glacier downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain
U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
Imagery
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-08-28)
Land cover
© ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts
Wikidata (CC0)
Camping & parking, Geometry
© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Summits
© OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
Protected area
USGS Gap Analysis Project, PAD-US (public domain)
Wildlife
iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Panorama
Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast
Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia