Logan Pass, Montana

Twenty linear miles south of the US/Canada border, after following remote peaks and ridgelines, the Continental Divide crosses pavement next to the parking lot for the visitor center at Logan Pass. At 6,646 feet above sea level, Logan Pass is the highest point on the Going to the Sun Road, the only road through Glacier National Park. The road was built between 1921 and 1932, and given the steep topography, is considered an engineering landmark. It is closed for much of the year, due to snow and avalanche danger. At the height of winter, drifts bury the road at Logan Pass in as much as 80 feet of snow. Going to the Sun Road is 50 miles long, and connects the east entrance of the park to the west entrance. The east entrance is at the town of St. Mary, where there is a visitor center, and a gate where people pay the park entrance fee. At the other end of the road is the west entrance to the park, and the community of West Glacier. Logan Pass is at the halfway point on the road, and the apogee.