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The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Glacier Tour Guide
Your drive to West Tunnel, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Glacier National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
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West Tunnel0:00 / 0:15
“You're approaching West Tunnel, where two openings in the cliff frame Heavens Peak and McDonald Creek for passengers.”
Plays as you drive up to West Tunnel in the Parkwolf Glacier Tour Guide.
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- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
“Our first time to glacier and we used the audio portion for Going to the Sun Road. Wonderful information with perfect advice of what to see and do along the road.”
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More about West Tunnel
A drive-through featureWest Tunnel is a vehicle tunnel cut through a steep cliff on the west side of Going-to-the-Sun…
West Tunnel is a vehicle tunnel cut through a steep cliff on the west side of Going-to-the-Sun Road. Its two observation windows make it a memorable part of the cross-park drive, but plan to pass through rather than stop here. No separate safe pullout or walking access was verified, so don't stop in the tunnel or on the roadway.
What the windows frameThe openings look toward Heavens Peak and McDonald Creek, giving passengers a quick framed view…
The openings look toward Heavens Peak and McDonald Creek, giving passengers a quick framed view of the landscape. The view is part of the passage, not a separate walk.
A piece of 1920s roadworkLaborers built the tunnel between 1926 and 1927, carving a vehicle route through the cliff.
Laborers built the tunnel between 1926 and 1927, carving a vehicle route through the cliff. Going-to-the-Sun Road closes seasonally and winter weather can affect open sections, so check road status before planning a crossing through this stretch.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Glacier
404 sightingsGrizzly BearMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
11 sightingsWolverineMost seen around 8 PMSighting map
1,173 sightingsMountain GoatMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
1,000 sightingsBighorn SheepMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
395 sightingsMooseMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
506 sightingsBlack BearMost seen around 8 PMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Glacier. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
