Helen Lake

This article is about the lake in Montana. For the lake on British Columbia's Vancouver Island, see Helen Lake (Vancouver Island).
Helen Lake
Location Glacier National Park, Glacier County, Montana, U.S.
Coordinates 48°50′16″N 113°45′24″W / 48.83778°N 113.75667°W / 48.83778; -113.75667Coordinates: 48°50′16″N 113°45′24″W / 48.83778°N 113.75667°W / 48.83778; -113.75667[1]
Type Natural
Primary outflows Belly River
Basin countries United States
Max. length 1 mi (1.6 km)
Max. width 0.30 mi (0.48 km)
Surface elevation 5,085 ft (1,550 m)

Helen Lake is located in Glacier National Park, in the U.S. state of Montana. Helen Lake is at the head of the Belly River and is situated below Ahern Peak to the west and Ipasha Peak to the northwest.[2] Numerous small streams feed the lake in addition to melt waters from the Ahern Glacier which descend 1,680 feet (510 m) over Ahern Glacier Falls in one sheer drop to a talus slope below en route to the lake.[3]

See also

List of lakes in Glacier County, Montana

References

  1. ↑ "Helen Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-01-29.
  2. ↑ "Ahern Pass, MT" (Map (USGS Quad)). TopoQuest. Retrieved 2011-01-29.
  3. ↑ "Ahern Glacier Falls". World Waterfall Database. 2004. Retrieved 2011-01-29.
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