Lake McDonald, Montana

Unincorporated community in Montana, United States
48°37′15″N 113°52′18″W / 48.62083°N 113.87167°W / 48.62083; -113.87167CountryUnited StatesStateMontanaCountyFlatheadElevation3,225 ft (983 m)Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)ZIP code
59921[2]
Area code406GNIS 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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