National Historic Landmark · mountain hut · West Glacier, Montana

Granite Park Chalet

United States historic place in West Glacier, Montana. Built 1914. Added to the National Register in 1983, and a National Historic Landmark.

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What it is

Wikipedia · Granite Park Chalet

Granite Park Chalet is located in the heart of Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana at an elevation of 6,693 feet above sea level. 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. From Logan Pass along the Going-to-the-Sun Road, the chalet is a moderate 7.6 miles (12.2 km) hike along the famed Crown of the Continent Highline Trail, usually referred to simply as the Highline Trail. Much of the trail passes through the scenic Garden Wall section of the park, immediately west and parallel to the Continental Divide. The chalet is also accessible via the Loop Trail and the Swiftcurrent Trail. The trails are for hikers and horseback riders only; no vehicle access is provided. Granite Park Chalet is a limited services facility and those that spend the night make use of the full service kitchen to cook their own meals.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
AddressGlacier National Park, West Glacier vicinity, MT
CountyFlathead County
ListedJun 27, 1983
Reference number83001060
Built1914
Type of placemountain hut
Stylerustic architecture
DesignationsNational Register of Historic Places contributing property
Contributing resources2 buildings

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
AddressGlacier National Park, West Glacier, MT
Websitegraniteparkchalet.com
Coordinates48.77006, -113.77079 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitGlacier National Park · 6 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyMany Glacier Campground 5 mi · Avalanche Campground 7 mi · Sprague Creek Campground 12 mi
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 83001060. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.