Mt. Clements and Mt. Oberlin viewed from the Highline Trail with bear grass in bloom, Glacier National Park, Montana (@ Shannon Nace/Lonely Planet Images)

Mt. Clements and Mt. Oberlin viewed from the Highline Trail with bear grass in bloom, Glacier National Park, Montana (@ Shannon Nace/Lonely Planet Images)

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• Before you plan to hike this trail, consider this: Last year it didn\t open up until the end of July.""The snow takes a while to melt up here
• Over 700 miles of hiking trails traverse these mountains. But If you want to go straight to the top…""Jump in your car and drive to the sun
• What do the residents in these parts do when they hear a howl?""They stop what they\re doing and look around
• When Native Americans saw these jagged peaks covered with snow, they called this place the “Backbone of the World.”""You probably know it by another name