Avalanche Lake
- Jul–Sep
- best months
Clear at last check
Weather is good · OpenWeather · checked 20 h ago
Is Avalanche Lake open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Glacier National Park. It doesn't name Avalanche Lake, so check the source for the area it covers.
Going-to-the-Sun Road Seasonal Closure
Park closure covering Glacier National Park · NPS · Glacier National Park
As of · Source: NPS · Glacier National Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Avalanche Lake is a 56-acre lake near West Glacier, Montana, at about 3,914 feet. It is managed by the National Park Service.
Local outfitters
- North American RV Park & Yurt Village19 mi away
- Mountain Meadow RV Park & Cabins22 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Avalanche Fishing Trail1(TriCAD Edited)HikingPhoto: Greg Willis from Denver, CO, usa, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.1 mi
Avalanche Fishing Trail2(TriCAD Edited)HikingPhoto: Cathy Cline, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.3 mi
Monument FallsWaterfallPhoto: GlacierNPS, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)0.8 mi
Bearhat MountainSummitPhoto: GlacierNPS, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)1.3 mi
Little MatterhornSummitPhoto: NPS Natural Resources
NPS Photo/Jacob W. Frank, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)1.4 mi- Akaiyan FallsWaterfall2.9 mi
- Lake McDonald LodgeBoat launch5 mi
Saint Mary RiverCanoeingPhoto: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)5.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Upper Snyder LakeLake fishing · ~3 min drive
- Riverside CampgroundSaltwater fishing · ~45 min drive
- Bullhead LakeLake fishing · ~17 min drive
- Lake SherburneLake fishing · ~24 min drive
- Mokowanis LakeLake fishing · ~26 min drive
- Swiftcurrent Ridge LakeLake fishing · ~27 min drive
- Gyrfalcon LakeLake fishing · ~27 min drive
- Otatso LakeLake fishing · ~29 min drive
- Logging LakeLake fishing · ~29 min drive
- Pitamakan LakeLake fishing · ~30 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Avalanche Fishing Trail1(TriCAD Edited)Hiking · Next doorPhoto: Greg Willis from Denver, CO, usa, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Monument FallsWaterfall · ~1 min drivePhoto: GlacierNPS, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Little MatterhornSummit · ~2 min drivePhoto: NPS Natural Resources
NPS Photo/Jacob W. Frank, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Avalanche CampgroundCamping · ~4 min drive
Best time to visit Avalanche Lake
Best months: July–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
30° / 19°
18 wet
Feb
34° / 19°
15 wet
Mar
42° / 25°
15 wet
Apr
53° / 31°
14 wet
May
64° / 39°
14 wet
Jun
70° / 45°
14 wet
Jul
80° / 50°
9 wet
Aug
79° / 48°
7 wet
Sep
68° / 41°
9 wet
Oct
52° / 33°
13 wet
Nov
37° / 26°
16 wet
Dec
29° / 20°
18 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at W Glacier, MT, 14.1 mi away at 3,148 ft. The station sits about 800 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
