Welcome to West Glacier ...

West Glacier is located in Flathead County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Glacier, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1949.

A typical abbreviation for West Glacier: W. Glacier

West Glacier is 3,160 feet [963 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of West Glacier is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: West Glacier lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for West Glacier: 406

The ZIP code for West Glacier: 59936<3>

Communities near West Glacier ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Glacier.

• Whitefish
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitefish
  • Whitefish is located in Flathead County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,713 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitefish <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Whitefish
  • From West Glacier to Whitefish
• Columbia Falls
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Falls
  • Columbia Falls is located in Flathead County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,209 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia Falls <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Columbia Falls
  • From West Glacier to Columbia Falls
• Coram
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coram
  • Coram is located in Flathead County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coram <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Coram
  • From West Glacier to Coram
• Martin City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin City
  • Martin City is located in Flathead County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martin City <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Martin City
  • From West Glacier to Martin City
• Hungry Horse
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hungry Horse have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hungry Horse
  • Hungry Horse is located in Flathead County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hungry Horse <4>
• Halfmoon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Halfmoon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfmoon
  • Halfmoon is located in Flathead County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Halfmoon
  • From West Glacier to Halfmoon
• Creston
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
  • Creston is located in Flathead County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creston <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Creston
  • From West Glacier to Creston
• Essex
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
  • Essex is located in Flathead County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Essex <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Essex
  • From West Glacier to Essex
• Evergreen
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Evergreen is located in Flathead County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evergreen <4>
• Polebridge
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polebridge
  • Polebridge is located in Flathead County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Polebridge <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Polebridge
  • From West Glacier to Polebridge

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around West Glacier. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Glacier.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West Glacier. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Glacier.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around West Glacier. See our Newspapers Page for West Glacier.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Glacier ...

Looking for more information about West Glacier? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for West Glacier, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for West Glacier.

Adding West Glacier to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Glacier in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for West Glacier was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the West Glacier post office opened in 1949.

We also found West Glacier on a map titled Hixson Map of Montana (1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Glacier.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Glacier. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Flathead County: www.co.flathead.mt.us/

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/