Upper Isabel Lake
- May–Sep
- best months
Is Upper Isabel Lake open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Glacier National Park. It doesn't name Upper Isabel 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.
Upper Isabel Lake is a 13-acre lake near West Glacier, Montana, at about 5,976 feet. It is managed by the National Park Service.
Local outfitters
- North American RV Park & Yurt Village24 mi away
- Mountain Meadow RV Park & Cabins25 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Lake IsabelHiking2.2 mi
- Rockwell FallsWaterfall5.3 mi
- Twin FallsWaterfall5.4 mi
Mount EllsworthSummitPhoto: MONGO, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)6.5 mi
Mount PinchotSummitPhoto: Leaflet, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)6.5 mi
Oldman LakeHikingPhoto: ludger.heide, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)6.9 mi- Two Medicine CreekCanoeing7.4 mi
- Two Medicine Boat RampBoat launch7.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Boy LakeLake fishing · ~11 min drive
- Swan LakeLake fishing · ~1h 3m drive
- Riverside CampgroundSaltwater fishing · ~30 min drive
- Two Medicine LakeLake fishing · ~12 min drive
- Pitamakan LakeLake fishing · ~13 min drive
- Upper Snyder LakeLake fishing · ~34 min drive
- Avalanche LakeLake fishing · ~35 min drive
- Lake FiveLake fishing · ~42 min drive
- Horse LakeLake fishing · ~43 min drive
- Lake Seven AcresLake fishing · ~43 min drive
Best time to visit Upper Isabel Lake
Best months: May–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° / 13°
Feb
30° / 13°
Mar
37° / 19°
Apr
46° / 27°
May
56° / 34°
Jun
64° / 41°
Jul
74° / 46°
Aug
74° / 44°
Sep
63° / 38°
Oct
50° / 29°
Nov
36° / 22°
Dec
29° / 15°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at E Glacier, MT, 13.2 mi away at 4,806 ft. The station sits about 1,200 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.
