Elevation gain in 4 5 miles versus 800 ft.
The granite park chalet.
Just keep checking the website and you will prevail.
It was built in 1914 and has watched history unfold as generation after generation of visitors have stayed the night within her stone walls.
The gem of this trip.
State of montana at an elevation of 6 693 feet above sea level.
Logan pass to granite park chalet is a 14 9 mile heavily trafficked out and back trail located near siyeh bend montana that features a river and is rated as difficult.
Granite park chalet was built in 1914 and 1915 by the great northern railway to provide comfortable back country accommodations inside glacier national park.
The chalet was built in 1914 by the great northern railway and is a national historic landmark contributing property being one of five structures in the great northern railway buildings district.
In 7 5 on the highline.
Mount gould looms above it.
The granite park chalet.
It was the last of the chalets built by the railroad and one of the only two back country chalets that have survived.
The granite park chalet in glacier national park rests on the west face of the garden wall along the highline trail.
The only downside to our hike to granite park chalet was that the highline trail was closed and we had to hike up the loop trail.
Photo by wing chi poon.
It s over 2 400 ft.
Although they were booked i threw out a reservation request for fun and it turned out they had availability.
Granite park chalet is located in the heart of glacier national park in the u s.
The trail is primarily used for hiking camping and backpacking and is best used from june until october.
The granite park chalet is a step back in time and the views were breathtaking you find yourself just saying wow turn and say wow again.
The granite park chalet is an icon of glacier national park.
A month before the trip i discovered that granite park chalet existed.
The staff was amazing and we met the nicest people.
Join a 3 day backcountry hut hike to granite park chalet in glacier national park see glacier s star studded skies no heavy pack required.
Unfortunately the highline is usually closed into early july so guests opt for the shorter but more difficult loop trail which gains 2300 over its 4 mile length.
We stayed for two nights.