A Day's Ride Apart

A Day's Ride Apart (HM2DII)

Location: , MT 59434 Glacier County
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Country: United States of America
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N 48° 29.073', W 113° 22.162'

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Two Medicine Chalet

The present-day general store is the latest incarnation of a historic lodge, built in 1913 before there were roads into the park's interior.
To promote Glacier to adventurous tourists in the early 1900s, the Great Northern Railway built a network of hotels and chalets a day's ride apart throughout the park. Horse parties would arrive here from Glacier Park Hotel and continue from chalet to chalet across the park.
By 1925, more than a thousand horses and ten thousand people traveled the park trails each year. Two Medicine Chalet was no solitary outpost.
Several of these Swiss-style hotels and lodges continue in their historic roles. Look for similar structures at Many Glacier, East Glacier, and Lake McDonald, as well as the Sperry and Granite Park backcountry chalets. The historic map (right) shows Glacier Park chalets in 1925.
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HM NumberHM2DII
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Date Added Monday, January 14th, 2019 at 10:03am PST -08:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)12U E 324923 N 5372869
Decimal Degrees48.48455000, -113.36936667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 48° 29.073', W 113° 22.162'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds48° 29' 4.38" N, 113° 22' 9.7199999999999" W
Driving DirectionsGoogle Maps
Area Code(s)406
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling East
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2 Medicine Rd, MT 59434, US
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