Rugged mountain ridges and a forested valley viewed from an elevated overlook on Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park, Montana.

Mountain Valley Landscape from Going-to-the-Sun Road

This photograph presents an elevated view across a rugged, forested mountain valley in Glacier National Park, Montana. Layered ridges, exposed rock, a winding roadway, and a foreground trail create strong depth and landscape detail.
Rugged mountain ridges, forested slopes, and a winding road viewed from Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park, Montana.
Elevated view across a forested mountain valley from Going-to-the-Sun Road in Montana.
01.09.2015 · Going-to-the-Sun Road, Rising Sun, Glacier County, Montana, United States
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A broad mountain valley unfolds beneath layered rocky ridges and a partly cloudy sky. Forested slopes, exposed rock, a winding paved road, and a narrow foreground trail define this elevated scenic view from Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park.

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Captured in September 2015, the image looks across the east-side Going-to-the-Sun Road corridor near Rising Sun. The scene includes steep rocky slopes, conifer-covered hillsides, an open grassy foreground, and a paved road crossing the lower valley. Bright natural daylight and scattered clouds bring out the varied greens, golden grasses, gray rock, and distant mountain layers. The exact GPS-supported location is Going-to-the-Sun Road, Glacier County, Montana, within Glacier National Park.

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A detailed scenic landscape photograph showing the rugged mountain terrain, forested valley, roadway, and natural textures of Glacier National Park.

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Where was this mountain valley photograph taken?

It was taken on Going-to-the-Sun Road near Rising Sun in Glacier County, Montana.

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The image shows rugged ridges, exposed rock, conifer forests, a deep valley, a paved road, and a narrow foreground trail.

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The supplied capture date is September 1, 2015.

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The GPS-supported location is within Glacier National Park.

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