Lake McDonald, Montana

Lake McDonald, Montana
Unincorporated community
Lake McDonald is located in Montana
Lake McDonald
Lake McDonald
Lake McDonald is located in the United States
Lake McDonald
Lake McDonald
Coordinates: 48°37′15″N 113°52′18″W / 48.62083°N 113.87167°W / 48.62083; -113.87167
CountryUnited States
StateMontana
CountyFlathead
Elevation
[1]
3,225 ft (983 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
59921[2]
Area code406
GNIS feature ID785919[1]

Lake McDonald is an unincorporated Flathead County, Montana, United States community. The community is located on the northeastern shore of Lake McDonald in Glacier National Park.

Before 1878, the lake was known as Terry Lake, after Gen. Alfred Terry. The National Park Service formalized the name of Lake McDonald.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake McDonald
  2. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  3. ^ "Lake McDonald". Montana Place Names Companion. Montana Historical Society. Retrieved April 5, 2021.


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