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Glacier National Park: Pitamakan Pass to Dawson Pass
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| Author: | dmlabo |
| Activity: | Not Specified |
| State: | Montana (MT) |
| Distance: | 18.75 mi |
| Difficulty: | 5 / 10 |
| Rating: | Unrated |
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PTM01
| Distance: 18.75 mi | Points: 3060 |
Pitamakan Pass Trail
Points of Interest
Lakes and benches
Location: 48.517704, -113.457718A lake sits perched above another. ©Trung Q. Le
Oldman Lake
Location: 48.511414, -113.445274A large headwall frames the indigo waters of Oldman Lake. ©Trung Q. Le
Pointy Summit
Location: 48.516949, -113.465271Flinsch Peak with a furry local resident in the foreground. ©Trung Q. Le
PTM001
Location: 48.488773, -113.367233Cross bridge between Two Medicine Lake and Pray Lake; bear R onto Pitamakan Pass Trail, curving around Rising Wolf Mtn.
PTM002
Location: 48.511791, -113.376900Cross Dry Fork Creek on small bridge; parallel creek then climb to Pitamakan Pass. In .3 mi., turn L @ T; leave dense forest for sparsely-covered Dry Fork Valley
PTM003
Location: 48.515980, -113.398499Cross footbridge
PTM004
Location: 48.511570, -113.445000Veer R @ Y; huckleberry bushes flourish. In .5 mi., catch first glimpse of Oldman Lake, then climb switchbacks to Pitamakan Pass
PTM005
Location: 48.517658, -113.458298Head W along ridgeline; Pitamakan Lake to the N. In .2 mi., stay L @ Y. (To make this a 54-mi. loop, check out Five Pass-Red Eagle Loop @ www.backpacker.com/hikes)
PTM006
Location: 48.516869, -113.465797Bear L @ Y
PTM007
Location: 48.518421, -113.472504Go SW around Mt. Morgan; see Mt. Stimson over Nyack Creek Valley to the W
PTM008
Location: 48.507038, -113.473602Flat saddle offers intimate views of Flinsch Peak's pointed summit to the S
PTM009
Location: 48.491570, -113.469704Last chance to savor endless views of sky-high peaks to Dawson Pass
PTM010
Location: 48.487350, -113.471497Turn L onto Dawson Pass Trail for moderate descent into Bighorn Basin
PTM011
Location: 48.481201, -113.445900Swing L. Optional campsite: Turn R for .2 mi. side trip to No Name Lake
PTM012
Location: 48.477604, -113.420456Stay straight with Upper Two Medicine Trail
PTM013
Location: 48.478176, -113.406837Trail skirts N shore of Two Medicine Lake; head NE to complete loop
View down the Valley
Location: 48.487885, -113.469070Lakes and green-covered hills stretch into the distance. ©Trung Q. Le
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