| Young Man Lake | |
|---|---|
  Young Man Lake  Young Man Lake | |
| Location | Glacier National Park, Glacier County, Montana, US |
| Coordinates | 48°30′00″N 113°27′07″W / 48.50000°N 113.45194°W[1] |
| Type | Natural |
| Primary outflows | Dry Fork |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. length | .35 miles (0.56 km) |
| Max. width | .15 miles (0.24 km) |
| Surface elevation | 6,913 ft (2,107 m) |
Young Man Lake is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana. Young Man Lake is in a cirque and hanging valley immediately east of Flinsch Peak. A series of waterfalls carries waters from the lake to nearby Boy Lake.[2] Though the Pitamakan Pass Trail, which is also part of the Continental Divide Trail, passes just north of Young Man Lake, there are no designated trails to the lake itself.[3] The lake is difficult to access and consequently named because only a "young man" might have the ability to reach the lake.[4]
An airplane wreckage was discovered at the lake on July 28, 1976, by another aircraft; some of the wreck had slid into the lake. Recovery crew identified the plane as having disappeared on November 1, 1975, with two Idaho residents on board.[5]
- ^ "Young Man Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-01-08.
- ^ "Young Man Lake Topo Map in Glacier County MT" (Map (USGS Quad)). Topozone. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
- ^ Howard, Lynna (2000). Montana and Idaho's Continental Divide Trail. Westcliffe Publishers. p. 271. ISBN 9781565793309. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ Russell, Franklin (1975). The Mountains of America. H. N. Abrams. p. 142. ISBN 9780810903609. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ "Airplane wreckage found in Glacier". The Independent-Record. Helena, Montana. 29 July 1976. Retrieved 27 August 2022.