Saint Mary Lake
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "about". Template:Infobox lake Saint Mary Lake is the second-largest lake in Glacier National Park, in the U.S. state of Montana.[1]
Located on the east side of the park, Going-to-the-Sun Road parallels the lake along its north shore. At an elevation of Script error: No such module "convert"., Saint Mary Lake's waters are colder and lie almost Script error: No such module "convert". higher in elevation than Lake McDonald, the largest lake in the park, which is located on the west side of the Continental Divide. Here, the Great Plains end and the Rocky Mountains begin in an abrupt Script error: No such module "convert". elevation change, with Little Chief Mountain posing a formidable southern flank above the west end of the lake.
The lake is Script error: No such module "convert". long and Script error: No such module "convert". deep with a surface area of Script error: No such module "convert".. The waters of the lake rarely rise above Script error: No such module "convert". and are home to various species of trout. During the winter, the lake is often frozen over with ice up to Script error: No such module "convert". thick.
The opening scene of the 1980 Stanley Kubrick film The Shining was shot at Saint Mary Lake.[2]Template:Better source needed
Wild Goose Island rises a mere 14 feet (4.3 m) above the lake. The island is dwarfed by the lake and surrounding mountains, yet it is of one of the most frequently photographed locations along the Going-to-the-Sun Road.
Gallery
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Aerial panorama
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From Sun Point
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Lakeside panorama
See also
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