Helen Lake is located in
Glacier National Park, in the
U.S. state
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of
Montana
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. Helen Lake is at the head of the
Belly River
Belly River is a river in northwest Montana, United States and southern Alberta, Canada. It is a tributary of the Oldman River, itself a tributary of the South Saskatchewan River.
The name of the river may come from the Blackfoot word of , mea ...
and is situated below
Ahern Peak to the west and
Ipasha Peak
Ipasha Peak () is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Ipasha Peak is south of Mount Merritt and is in the northeastern section of Glacier National Park. Ahern Glacier is located on the southeastern ...
to the northwest.
Numerous small streams feed the lake in addition to melt waters from the
Ahern Glacier which descend over
Ahern Glacier Falls in one sheer drop to a talus slope below en route to the lake.
See also
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List of lakes in Glacier County, Montana
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References
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Lakes of Glacier National Park (U.S.)
Lakes of Glacier County, Montana