Two Medicine is the collective name of a region located in the southeastern section of
Glacier National Park, in the
U.S. state
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of
Montana
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. It has a campground alongside
Two Medicine Lake
Two Medicine Lake is located in Glacier National Park (U.S.), Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana. It is approximately long and wide. Sinopah Mountain dominates the western terminus of the lake, while immediately to the north, R ...
. From the period starting in the late 1890s until the completion of the
Going-to-the-Sun Road in 1932, Two Medicine was one of the most visited sections of the park. Once part of a larger chalet complex, the
Two Medicine Store is located along the shores of Two Medicine Lake and the building is a
National Historic Landmark
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. The region is a starting point for many trails and tourboats take visitors out on Two Medicine Lake, where the steep south face of
Rising Wolf Mountain towers above the lake. The region was considered sacred ground by several Native American tribes including the
Blackfeet
The Blackfeet Nation (, ), officially named the Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation of Montana, is a federally recognized tribe of Siksikaitsitapi people with an Indian reservation in Montana. Tribal members primarily belong ...
and they performed
Vision quests here. Aside from
Chief Mountain, the Two Medicine area is the most sacred section of the park to the Blackfeet.
From the Two Medicine Store, several hiking trails lead west and north from the area. Three lakes dominate the area, including
Lower Two Medicine Lake, which is also on the
Blackfeet Indian Reservation
The Blackfeet Nation (, ), officially named the Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation of Montana, is a federally recognized tribe of Siksikaitsitapi people with an Indian reservation in Montana. Tribal members primarily belong ...
, Two Medicine Lake, which is the location of the campstore and the scenic boat rides, and
Upper Two Medicine Lake which is a hike from the trailhead.
Image:Lower_Two_Medicine_Lake.jpg, Two Medicine Lake
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Glacier National Park (U.S.)
Regions of Montana
Religious places of the Indigenous peoples of North America