Avalanche Exhibit
Avalanches rip down the mountainsides once Going-to-the-Sun Road is closed for winter.
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Avalanche Exhibit Details
Avalanches rip down the mountainsides once Going-to-the-Sun Road is closed for winter. As you travel through the steep, mountainous terrain of Glacier National Park, you might see avalanche chutes, marked by flattened forests and brush and berry bushes that fill in areas where trees once stood. These chutes are prime places to see wildlife, including grizzlies which forage for the remains of animals snow slides might have caught and killed. The Avalanche Exhibit along Going-to-the-Sun Road provides views of several avalanche chutes on Mt. Cannon.
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Nearby Parks Around Avalanche Exhibit
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Nearby Points of Interest Around Avalanche Exhibit
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1.4 mi away
Bird Woman Falls
Tumbling almost 500-feet down Mt. Oberlin, and visible up close from a pull-out on Going-to-the-Sun Road, Bird Woman Falls is perhaps Glacier's most iconic waterfall.
1.6 mi away
Big Bend
There are so many amazing scenic pull-outs along Going-to-the-Sun Road, you likely won't be able to stop at every one, but be sure Big Bend is among them.
2.0 mi away
Weeping Wall
Drive through a waterfall as you descend Going-to-the-Sun Road, about three miles west of Logan Pass.
2.5 mi away
Oberlin Bend
If you stop at Oberlin Bend there's a good chance you'll one of the park's famous mountain goats.
2.7 mi away
Granite Park Chalet Trail
The most popular way to reach Granite Park Chalet is as part of the Highline Trail, which starts at Logan Pass.
