Place Names of Glacier National Park: Including Waterton Lakes National Park

by Jack Holterman

Book Overview

Here are the unique stories behind 663 geographic names in Glacier National Park, Montana, and Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta. This book will add to anyone's enjoyment of these parks. The book is an encyclopedic overview of the who, the how, and the why of the geographic names. From Mount Doody, to Kitchen Hill, to Almighty Voice Mountain, readers will be fascinated to learn the hidden stories behind the names on the map of Glacier.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1931832684
• ISBN13: 9781931832687
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: Riverbend
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

An amusing guide to browse through.

Place Names of Glacier National Park: The Fascinating Stories Behind 663 Geographic Names in Glacier National Park, Montana, and Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta lives up to its title. Each place name is arranged in alphabetical order, and boats a description of how that name came to be ranging in length from one sentence to a full page. Many places have Native American names; others are named after the explorers who discovered them, or their distinguishing features. "Dragon Tail, near Comeau Pass, is a ridge or spur to the southwest of Mount Reynolds. The curious thing about dragons, which are not numerous among the fauna of Glacier or Waterton, is that in European tradition they represent chaos, whereas in Eastern thought they symbolize the power that brings order out of chaos." An amusing guide to browse through.