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Glacier National Park

Glacier National Park

Glacier National Park has a rich natural and cultural history and is renowned for its mountaineering, deep snow, and pristine wilderness. The abandoned trail grade, stone bridges and trestle supports, snow sheds, and other structures can be visited on self-guided trails.  There are hiking trails ranging from 15-minute easy walks to multi-day hiking for the avid and experienced hiker.

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Mountaineering

Glacier National Park is a favourite area for some classic North American alpinism. It offers fine climbs at all standards of difficulty and is a great spot for the intermediate mountaineer.  In 1888, British mountaineers Rev. William Spotswood Green and Rev. Henry Swanzy completed the first recreational technical climbs in the Selkirk Mountains. In doing so, they established Glacier National Park as the birthplace of mountaineering in North America. 11 years later Canadian Pacific hired Swiss climbing guides Edward Fuez Sr. and Christian Hasler to work at Glacier House in Rogers Pass, where they were guiding and at the same time promoting mountaineering in the Selkirks. 

More information on climbing in Glacier National Park.

 

Glacier National Park Fast Facts

  • Canada’s second-oldest national park
  • Located on the Montane Cordillera Eco Zone
  • National Historic Site – Rogers Pass is located in Glacier National Park
  • One of Canada’s largest cave systems
  • The highest point in the park is Mount Dawson

For more information visit Glacier National Park.

TripAdvisor® Traveler Reviews
Tripadvisor
4.6 based on 157 reviews
“Canada's Glacier Park by Rogers Pass”
Canada
August 28, 2025, by PugetPete
There is some confusion in the reviews. This is a Canadian national park with the same name as a US national park. They have no connection and are very far from apart from one other. The Canadian...
“Beautiful Family Vacation”
Beautiful Family Vacation
August 04, 2025, by G6724MTwendym
Glacier National Park is beautiful. It is very green with pine trees everywhere. We stayed in Whitefish. We did many daily activities like ATVing , fly fishing , bus tour through the park, white...
“Beautiful Mountain Views”
Beautiful Mountain Views
July 14, 2025, by nurseriley51
This is an awe inspiring hiking only park. Rogers pass is pretty narrow and you feel like you are right in the moutains . We did a short hike around the ruins of the old Galcier house, however in...