Glacier National Park · Montana

Quartz Lake

13 mi of trail, end to end · about 2,700 ft of climbing · 4,034 ft–5,445 ft · earth surface · trail class Developed · highest level of maintenance, moderate to high use

Campgrounds

4,461 ft 4,145 ft · 5.5 mi high 5,444 ft

Along the way LOWER QUARTZ LAKE QUARTZ LAKE

Trailhead Quartz Lake Loop 4,036 ft Drive there

On the parks map

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do" text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.