Dusty Star Mountain (8573 ft ) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in which U.S. state?
Dusty Star Mountain Dusty Star Mountain (8573 ft ) is located in the Lewis Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Connected by an arête to Citadel Mountain to the south, Dusty Star Mountain lies to the south and across the Saint Mary Valley from Going-to-the-Sun Mountain. Dusty Star Mountain is easily seen from the Going-to-the-Sun Road, and often photographed by tourists taking pictures of Wild Goose Island which lies in the western section of Saint Mary Lake. The Blackfoot name for Dusty Star is "iszika-kakatosi" meaning "meteor" or "smoking star".
Fairchild Glacier Fairchild Glacier is located in the U.S. state of Washington on Mount Fairchild in the Olympic Mountains of Olympic National Park. Beginning at an elevation of about 6600 ft along the Baily Ridge, the glacier descends northeast and is .30 mi northeast of Carrie Glacier. Like all the glaciers in Olympic National Park, Fairchild Glacier has been in a general retreat for over 100 years. The glacier is named for William R. Fairchild, who was a pilot that assisted scientific researchers in the region.