By Arman RoyBy Arman Roy

•Region-WestRegion-West

•State-MontanaState-Montana

•Capital-HelenaCapital-Helena

• Longitude-113.7180.WLongitude-113.7180.W

• Latitude-48.180Latitude-48.180.W.W

• Glacier National Park is made of mountains glaciers and valleys.

• Mt. Cleveland is the tallest peek listed at 10,466 feet more than one hundred other summits rise

above 8,000 feet. About 60 million years ago, Earth’s crust began to shift the rock

layers began to crack and break• One rock plate slid over another rock plate. The

rock plates pilled up and formed mountains. Glaciers help shape the land.

People have explored in Glacier People have explored in Glacier National Park for thousands of National Park for thousands of yearsyearsAmerican Indians lived in the American Indians lived in the park for 10,000 years ago.park for 10,000 years ago.David Thompson was the first David Thompson was the first European American to record what European American to record what he saw at Glacier National Parkhe saw at Glacier National Park. .

Glacier National park has many lakes and Glacier National park has many lakes and waterfalls.waterfalls.

The park has hundreds of lakes thousands of The park has hundreds of lakes thousands of water falls and more than 700 miles of water falls and more than 700 miles of waterways waterways

Running Eagle falls is one of the hundreds of Running Eagle falls is one of the hundreds of water falls in Glacier National Park.water falls in Glacier National Park.

Canada's Waterton Lakes and Glacier Canada's Waterton Lakes and Glacier National Park shares the border between the National Park shares the border between the United States and Canada.United States and Canada.

There are many rocks and minerals in Glacier National Park.There are many rocks and minerals in Glacier National Park. Rocks and soil under the water slowly harden into thick layers of Rocks and soil under the water slowly harden into thick layers of

sandstone, mudstone and limestone.sandstone, mudstone and limestone. The ancient rocks of the sea belt that our mountains have much less The ancient rocks of the sea belt that our mountains have much less

limestone and fewer mudstonelimestone and fewer mudstone.. The varied colors of the rock in the mountains, including the red green and The varied colors of the rock in the mountains, including the red green and

maroons are the result of small amounts of various iron minerals. maroons are the result of small amounts of various iron minerals.