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Ptarmigan Tunnel Route Topographic print
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10.9 mi out and back · 2,283 ft of climbing · Glacier National Park

Ptarmigan Tunnel Route

$59
Drawn from this trail's real elevation data, printed to order.
StyleTopographic
Available in 10 styles: Horizon, Topographic, Blueprint, Type Fill, Ridgeline, Ridge, Peak, Summit, Dot Grid, Risograph
Size 18×24″
Print only, rolled in a tube. Fits a standard 18×24″ frame.
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The print

Printed to order at 300 DPI, rendered natively at your size and never upscaled. Print only; the frame in the photos is for scale.

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Ptarmigan Tunnel Route · Topographic · 18×24″
$59 5 to 10 business days

About the Ptarmigan Tunnel Route trail

Ptarmigan Tunnel Route covers 10.9 miles out and back in Glacier National Park. The route rises 2,283 feet in total, and its elevation spans 4,961 to 7,231 feet. The steepest pitch reaches 27 percent, against an average of 209 feet of gain per mile. On our gain-and-distance scale it falls in the very strenuous band. The nearest town is Swiftcurrent, under a mile away.

The trail

The Ptarmigan Tunnel was built in 1930 through the Ptarmigan Wall at an elevation of 7,200 feet (2, 200 m) in Glacier National Park, near Many Glacier, in Montana, US. The 250-foot (76 m) manmade tunnel allows hikers to avoid a strenuous climb over very steep terrain between Many Glacier and the Belly River valley. Two opposing steel jackhammers drilling from either side of the tunnel and a series of ten-hole rounds of dynamite gradually broke through the mountain in less than three months.

Text: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Questions about the Ptarmigan Tunnel Route print

What sizes does the Ptarmigan Tunnel Route poster come in?
4 sizes: 12×16″ $39, 18×24″ $59, 24×32″ $79, 30×40″ $99. Every size is printed natively at 300 DPI, from $39.
Is this made from real elevation data?
Yes. The contours and elevation profile are drawn from USGS 3DEP and AWS Terrain Tiles sampled along the actual Ptarmigan Tunnel Route track.
How hard is Ptarmigan Tunnel Route?
On our gain-and-distance scale it falls in the very strenuous band: 10.9 mi out and back with 2,283 ft of climbing. The scale uses only distance and climbing; it does not account for exposure, altitude, cables, river crossings or permits.
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Best months are an estimate from NASA POWER climate data (CC BY 4.0), 2001 to 2020 monthly averages adjusted to the trail's elevation, not an official season; check current conditions and closures.