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Glacier National Park

national park in Flathead and Glacier counties in Montana, United States
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Glacier National Park
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Summary

Glacier National Park is a National Park of the United States[1]. It draws 5,607 Wikipedia views per month (national park of the united states category, ranking #12 of 55).[2]

Key Facts

  • Member of: Man and the Biosphere Programme[3]
  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Flathead County[4], Glacier County[5]
  • Country: United States[6]
  • Instance of: biosphere reserve[7], national park[8]
  • Operator: National Park Service[9]
  • Part of: Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park[10]
  • Commons category: Glacier National Park[11]
  • Has part(s): Many Glacier Hotel[12]
  • Inception: May 11, 1910[13]
  • Highest point: Mount Cleveland[14]
  • IUCN protected areas category: IUCN category II: National Park[15]
  • Official website: https://nps.gov/glac[16]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Glacier National Park (U.S.)[17]
  • Commons gallery: Glacier National Park[18]
  • Visitors per year: 1,698,864[19], 3,049,839[20], 2,965,309[21], 3,081,656[22], 22,449[23], 73,776[24], 177,307[25], 482,298[26], 724,500[27], 1,241,600[28], 1,474,578[29], 1,986,737[30], 1,728,693[31], 2,200,048[32]
  • Described by source: Atlas of Vanishing Places[33]
  • List of monuments: National Register of Historic Places listings in Glacier National Park[34]
  • Native label: Glacier National Park[35]
  • Different from: Glacier National Park[36]
  • Elevation above sea level: 1837 m[37]
  • Area: 1,013,322 acres[38], 4099.9770 km²[39]
  • Position held by head of the organization: superintendent of Glacier National Park[40]
  • UNESCO Biosphere Reserve URL: https://en.unesco.org/biosphere/eu-na/crown-continent[41]
  • Hashtag: GlacierNationalPark[42]
  • Visitor center: Apgar Visitor Center[43], Logan Pass Visitor Center[44], Saint Mary Visitor Center, Entrance Station and Checking Stations[45]

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Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Glacier National Park include Glacier County[46], a county of Montana[47], in United States[48], founded in 1919[49].

Why It Matters

Glacier National Park has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] It is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]

Entities named for it include Glacier County[46], a county of Montana[47], in United States[48], founded in 1919[49].

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . unesco.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . services1.arcgis.com. Retrieved . services1.arcgis.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . irma.nps.gov. Retrieved . irma.nps.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . irma.nps.gov. Retrieved . irma.nps.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . irma.nps.gov. Retrieved . irma.nps.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . irma.nps.gov. irma.nps.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . irma.nps.gov. Retrieved . irma.nps.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . irma.nps.gov. Retrieved . irma.nps.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . irma.nps.gov. Retrieved . irma.nps.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . irma.nps.gov. Retrieved . irma.nps.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . irma.nps.gov. Retrieved . irma.nps.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . irma.nps.gov. Retrieved . irma.nps.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . irma.nps.gov. Retrieved . irma.nps.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . irma.nps.gov. Retrieved . irma.nps.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . irma.nps.gov. Retrieved . irma.nps.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . irma.nps.gov. Retrieved . irma.nps.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . en.unesco.org. en.unesco.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [47] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [49] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [50] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [51] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → ['glacier-national-park', 'glacier-national-park-mont']
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 48.755, 'lon': -113.8}
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  2. 11w ago · Kitanago · 2026-07-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 48.755, 'lon': -113.8}
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Coordinate location: 18°31'32"N, 72°21'42"W"
  3. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 4HKEYZ
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  4. 22w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Unesco biosphere reserve url → https://en.unesco.org/biosphere/eu-na/crown-continent
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Flathead County, Glacier County
    Country → —
    Area → {'unit': 'Q81292', 'amount': '+1013322'}, {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+4099.9770'}
    + 34 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ Yso id: 29548, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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