Iceberg Peak

Posted on August 9, 2012 by hike734 — 5 Comments ↓

Right above one of the more popular destinations in the Many Glacier area of Glacier National Park, Iceberg Peak looks down upon the gorgeous Iceberg Lake. There are no trails to the top, but you have to walk on one for a bit before the climb.

Getting to Iceberg Peak means that you’ll be taking off from the Highline Trail between the Ahern Drift and Ahern Pass. How you get to that section varies, but the quickest way to get there is from the Loop. From the Loop, up to Granite Park Chalet, then north along the Highline, up to the peak and back down is about 17 miles and 6,000+ vertical which can be made easier by camping at Granite Park Chalet or its campground.

It’s a big day and it was done with Blake Passmore of Climb Glacier National Park as he is working on his third book on climbing peaks within the park. Lot of fun, lot of work and super rewarding. For more information, check out his book when it comes out as well as the J. Gordon Edwards, “A Climber’s Guide to Glacier National Park”.

Iceberg Peak

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  • frederica johnson

    fantastic. don’t think i’m doing that anytime soon. glad to see you guys did it.

  • Mike Kinsella

    Did yoiu do this hike last summer of last week? And are you hiking Waterton this summer as you planned? I’d like to see a video of Crypt Lake. We drove through Glacier yesterday east to west on a beautiful day- no time to hike.

    • hike734

      I did this on July 31st of this year. Still looking at Waterton… probably going to just cram it all in in September.

  • Kelvin Ritchie

    Looking at the photo of the Ahern Drift did you approach the summit from the left side of the photo? Is the approach to the peak difficult once you leave the trail? I wouldn’t mind giving this one a go on my next trip to Glacier.

    • hike734

      As far as approaches go, it’s not too bad if you’ve done some peak bagging in the park. Just have to be mindful of where you can head up through a couple of cliff band sections. I’d get yourself a copy of J. Gordon Edwards book “Climbing Glacier National Park” and look for my friend, Blake Passmore’s book on this section to come out hopefully next year and it will feature it!

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