Local Native American tribes have called Glacier National Park in Montana the "Backbone of the World," based on ancient legends and the ethereal appearance of its snow-topped mountains and glaciers. Logan Pass, the highest point on Going-to-the-Sun Road, is known for its wildflowers, including the bear grass shown here, which is able to thrive in scorched earth after wildfires.
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The wide range of topography in Glacier National Park supports more than a million acres (400,000 hectares) of forests, lakes, rugged peaks and glacial-carved valleys in the Northern Rocky Mountains. Take a look at Glacier's diversity in the photo gallery.
