Upper Kintla Lake
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Upper Kintla Lake is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana
Montana
Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...

. Upper Kintla Lake is 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Kintla Lake
Kintla Lake
Kintla Lake is a lake in the northwestern portion of Glacier National Park in Montana. The lake is located in a rather remote portion of the park, close to the Canadian border. The lake is a drive from the west entrance along bumpy dirt roads, but the scenery on the way is spectacular...

 and the surrounding mountains rise dramatically above the north and south shores of the lake. Kinnerly Peak
Kinnerly Peak
Kinnerly Peak is located in the Livingston Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. It is located approximately north of Kintla Peak, the highest peak in the Livingston Range, and south of the Canadian border. Both peaks are located in the remote northwest corner of the park...

 rises 5575 feet (1,699.3 m) above the south shoreline of Upper Kintla Lake while Long Knife Peak
Long Knife Peak
Long Knife Peak is located in the Clark Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Though much of the mountain slopes extend into the Canadian Province of British Columbia, the main summit is in the U.S. Long Knife Peak rises more than a vertical above Upper Kintla Lake....

towers more than 5400 feet (1,645.9 m) above the northwest shoreline of the lake.
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