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Red Eagle Peak

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Views from the Summits:
Red Eagle Peak

Red Eagle Peak, Glacier National Park

This is a view of Grinnell Mountain from the Swiftcurrent Pass Trail near Red Rock Falls.

Red Eagle Peak (8,725 feet) is located in the St. Mary Lake Area, and provides a tremendous view of St. Mary Lake.  This wonderful mountain is over 3,800 vertical feet directly above the water!

Views from the Summit

Red Eagle Peak, Glacier National Park

This is the classic view from Red Eagle Peak.  We are over 3,700 vertical feet above St. Mary Lake. (See the next photo for the names of the peaks.)

Red Eagle Peak, Glacier National Park

The Going-to-the-Sun Road winds along St. Mary Lake on its way up to Logan Pass.

Red Eagle Peak, Glacier National Park

This is a view towards the eastern prairie.  (See the following photo for some details on what you are looking at.)

Red Eagle Peak, Glacier National Park

 Wild Goose Island looks like a tiny spot from up here!

Red Eagle Peak, Glacier National Park

Shannon looks toward the eastern prairie skyline.

Red Eagle Peak, Glacier National Park

The summit cairn (rock pile) is quite noticable on this particular summit.

Red Eagle Peak, Glacier National Park

This is a view to the west.  Just above Shannon's head is the matterhorn of Reynolds Mountain, which is located on Logan Pass.

Red Eagle Peak, Glacier National Park

It was fun to watch the wooden tour boat move along the lake.   It looked like a tiny spec of white.  Can you see the boat?

Red Eagle Peak, Glacier National Park

We wondered if the people on the boat were looking up at us!

Red Eagle Peak, Glacier National Park

This is a telephoto view of the famous Wild Goose Island.

Red Eagle Peak, Glacier National Park

This is a great view of the Logan Pass Area, as well as the north shore of St. Mary Lake.  (See the following photo for some details on some of the visitor stops.)

Red Eagle Peak, Glacier National Park

 Saint Mary Lake is 9.9 miles long and 300 feet deep

Red Eagle Peak, Glacier National Park

This is a view to the south, with Red Eagle Lake below us.

Red Eagle Peak, Glacier National Park

The views from this peak are amazing, and it was definitely worth the effort to get up here!

Red Eagle Peak, Glacier National Park

This is the view to the west.  (See the next photo for details on what you're looking at...

Red Eagle Peak, Glacier National Park

This is a unique view of the Logan Pass Area from Red Eagle Peak.

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