Glacier National Park Biosphere Reserve - Montana, USA
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N 48° 41.720 W 113° 43.109
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Glacier Biosphere Reserve and National Park is situated in northwestern Montana in the northern Rocky Mountains and adjacent to the Canadian Waterton Biosphere Reserve.
Waymark Code: WM118ED
Location: Montana, United States
Date Posted: 09/06/2019
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The plaque is located near the Logan Pass visitor center.
Next to the plaque, you can hike up to the Hidden Lake Overlook by using the Hidden Lake Trail.
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Glacier National Park ranges from 985 to 3150 meters in elevation and straddles the continental divide in the North American Rocky Mountains. Habitat variations include grasslands, conifer and deciduous forests, lakes, wide glacial valleys and steep alpine zones.
There are approximately 1270 vascular plant species, 272 bird species, 23 fish species, and 63 mammal species. Threatened or endangered species include grizzly bears, Canada lynx, gray wolves, and bull trout. Glacier National Park is surrounded by National Forest Service wilderness areas to the south and west, the Blackfeet Indian Reservation to the east, and Waterton Lakes National Park and Crown Forest Lands to the north in Canada.
These lands collectively make up the protected lands in the Crown of the Continent ecosystem. The park sustains great biodiversity and intact land connectivity allowing for species migration.
The park is a pristine laboratory for scientific studies of global climate change, snowpack, natural wildfire processes, species migration and population estimates, water and air quality. Research includes ecosystem and species impacts of adjacent human activities such as energy development, resource use, fire management, invasive species control, human population and economic growth. The park has a wealth of baseline data collected over the past 100 years.
From Unesco source
UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Website: [Web Link]
Size (total area): 410,056 ha
Year Designated: 1976
UNESCO Global Geopark website: Not listed
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