Kintla Lake

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title: "Kintla Lake" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["lakes-of-glacier-national-park-(u.s.)", "lakes-of-flathead-county,-montana"] description: "Lake in Flathead County, Montana" topic_path: "general/lakes-of-glacier-national-park-u-s" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kintla_Lake" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Lake in Flathead County, Montana ::

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Field	Value
name	Kintla Lake
image	Kintla Lake Fog.jpg
caption	Fog rolls over the lake's surface, caused by the differing temperatures of the air and the water
location	Glacier National Park, Flathead County, Montana, US
coords
type	Natural
inflow	Kintla Creek
outflow	Kintla Creek
basin_countries	United States
length	5 mi
width	0.8 mi
area	1698 acre
max-depth	390 ft
elevation	4008 ft
pushpin_map	Montana#USA
pushpin_map_alt	Location of Kintla Lake in Montana, USA.
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|name = Kintla Lake |image = Kintla Lake Fog.jpg |caption = Fog rolls over the lake's surface, caused by the differing temperatures of the air and the water |image_bathymetry = |caption_bathymetry = |location = Glacier National Park, Flathead County, Montana, US |coords = |type = Natural |inflow = Kintla Creek |outflow = Kintla Creek |catchment = |basin_countries = United States |length = 5 mi |width = 0.8 mi |area = 1698 acre |depth = |max-depth = 390 ft |volume = |residence_time = |shore = |elevation = 4008 ft |islands = |cities = | pushpin_map = Montana#USA | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = Location of Kintla Lake in Montana, USA. | pushpin_map_caption = | website = | reference = Kintla Lake is a lake in the northwestern portion of Glacier National Park in Montana. The lake is located in a rather remote portion of the park, close to the Canada–United States border. The lake is a 40 mi drive from the west entrance along bumpy dirt roads. At 1698 acre, Kintla Lake is only slightly smaller than Bowman Lake, and is the fourth largest lake in the park.

Kintla originates from the Kutenai word for "sack". Kutenai legend states that a man had apparently drowned in one of the lakes which likened the lake to a sack where "once you got in, you couldn't get out".

Canoeing and kayaking are ideal on the lake, as no motorized watercraft are allowed. There is a quiet campground on the lake, and it is rarely filled because of its remote location. Fishing is also popular on the lake, because of the trout found in it. There are also options for day hikes and extended hikes into the backcountry in the area.

References

| author1 = Arguimbau, Ellie | author2 = Baumler, Ellen | author3 = Porsild, Ellen |author4 = Shovers, Brian | publisher = Montana Historical Society | year = 2009 | isbn = 9780975919613 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=08rAI9NEbcYC&q=kintla+peak+sack&pg=PA142 | accessdate = January 1, 2015}}

References

1. {{cite gnis
2. "Kintla Lake, MT". TopoQuest.
3. "Glacier National Park - Kintla Lake Campground". National Park Service.

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