Helen Lake

Helen Lake
From the south. Natoas Peak in the back left.
Location of Helen Lake in Montana, USA.
Location of Helen Lake in Montana, USA.
Helen Lake
Location within Montana
Location of Helen Lake in Montana, USA.
Location of Helen Lake in Montana, USA.
Helen Lake
Location within the United States
LocationGlacier National Park, Glacier County, Montana, U.S.
Coordinates48°50′16″N 113°45′24″W / 48.83778°N 113.75667°W / 48.83778; -113.75667
Lake typeNatural
Belly River
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. length1 mi (1.6 km)
Max. width0.30 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. 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.

Ahern Peak and Helen Lake as seen from the east.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Helen Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 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.