Logan Pass (elevation ) is located along the

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in Glacier National Park, in the

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. It is the highest point on the Going-to-the-Sun Road. The pass is named after Major William R. Logan, the first superintendent of the park. The Logan Pass Visitor Center is open during the summer season just east of the pass. The pass is a popular starting point for

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and

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trips. The most popular trail is the Highline Trail which heads north along the west side of the continental divide, through an area known as the Garden Wall, due to the proliferation of

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s which grow there during the summer. Just east of the pass, an area known as

Big Drift The Big Drift is in Glacier National Park (U.S.), Glacier National Park, in the U.S. state of Montana and is an area along the Going-to-the-Sun Road where a large amount of winter snow can Snowdrift, accumulate to depths of . Located immediately e ...

often records over 100 feet (30 m) of snowfall, much of which has been pushed over the continental divide by the prevailing westerly winds during the winter. The pass is closed during the winter due to avalanche hazards and the virtual impossibility of keeping the Going-to-the-Sun Road open, yet is generally open from mid-to-late June until mid October. A record wind gust was recorded at Logan Pass on April 9, 2014, of 139 miles per hour. The pass was closed at that time. "The previous record gust recorded at Logan Pass was 133 mph, on Dec. 13, 2006. The average wind speed during the hour the record gust was recorded was 66 mph." The pass provides an excellent vantage point to view wildlife. A visitor is almost guaranteed to spot a

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as they have become accustomed to summertime human visitation. Image:Mount Reynolds at Logan Pass.jpg Image:Rimg0620.jpg File:Logan Pass from Bearhat.jpg

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* * {{Glacier National Park Going-to-the-Sun Road Landforms of Flathead County, Montana Landforms of Glacier County, Montana Landforms of Glacier National Park (U.S.) Mountain passes of Montana Great Divide of North America Lewis Range

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