Sunrift Gorge - Glacier National Park
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BruceS
N 48° 40.727 W 113° 35.732
12U E 308946 N 5394999
Beautiful narrow gorge located right off the Going-to-the-Sun Highway in Glacier National Park.
Waymark Code: WM332G
Location: Montana, United States
Date Posted: 02/02/2008
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From Montana: A State Guide Book - Glacier Park Tour 1
Right on this path to SUNRIFT GORGE, 0.2 m., a spectacular cleft in red
argillite hardly more than 10 feet wide, with vertical walls 25 to 50 feet high,
formed by a slip along a fault, and scoured into fantastic shapes by water.
Windfalls, overgrown with moss and lichens, are continuously moistened by a
curtain of mist from the rushing water below. Sunbeams slanting obliquely
into the gorge touch the mist with rainbow colors.
Sunrift Gorge is a popular stop along the Going-to-the-Sun Road. The
narrow gorge is much as it is described in the Guide. From the same
parking area there is a short hike to Baring Falls which is a beautiful falls to
visit. (pg 386-387)