St Mary Montana
There are many stories about how St. Mary was named. One of the most popular is the story of Father De Smet, a Jesuit priest, who was caught in a heavy fog on the old Beaverslide trail. When the fog lifted, the first thing he saw was the face of St. Mary on the mountainside. He was able to use this as a landmark to help guide himself down to St. Mary Lake. The face of St. Mary appears in the rocks of Single Shot Mountain. It can be seen best when looking at the mountain from about four miles north of St. Mary. more info
St. Mary is located between Upper St. Mary Lake, which is located in the Park and Lower St. Mary Lake, which is situated in Glacier County. The Going-to-the-Sun Road, links St. Mary on the eastern side of Glacier with the park's western entrance at West Glacier.
Accommodations in St. Mary's include lodge and motel rooms, cabins, and new luxury cottages with stunning views of the park and St. Mary Lake.
With its advantageous location, you will find access to popular half day hiking trails and links to larger trail systems within Glacier Park.
St. Mary's is only a 40 minute drive to Waterton Lakes National Park, Canada, via the Chief Mountain USA/ Canada border crossing, open May to October. The other half of Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park is waiting for your discovery!
St. Mary At A Glance:
St. Mary is in Glacier County.
The community is in the Mountain Standard time zone.
The latitude of Saint Mary is 48.743N; longitude -113.428W.
Nearby communities include Browning, Cut Bank, East Glacier, Kalispell, Polebridge, West Glacier, Whitefish.
Many environmentalists point to nearby Glacier Park as clear evidence of global warming. When naturalists first visited this area in the late 1800s, they found more than 150 glaciers. By 2005, the number had been reduced to about 35.
Wildlife: Bighorn sheep, moose, bear, coyote, mule deer.
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