One of the shiniest gems of the North Fork region of Glacier National Park is undoubtedly Bowman Lake and the rugged country which rims it. The lake's icy, cerulean blue water spans seven miles long and about half a mile wide. Rainbow Peak, the most prominent mountain rising from the lakeshore, towers nearly 6,000 ft above water level where a glacier still clings to its upper eastern slopes.
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Canoeist on Bowman Lake in Glacier National Park on July 9, 2025. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Paddleboarders on Bowman Lake in Glacier National Park on July 7, 2025. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
A beam of sunlight on the slopes over Bowman Lake in Glacier National Park on July 7, 2025. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
The sun sets over Numa Peak as viewed from Bowman Lake in Glacier National Park on July 7, 2025. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Bowman Lake as viewed from the northern end of the lake on July 7, 2025. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Underwater view of an old tree in Bowman Lake in Glacier National Park on July 9, 2025. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
A self-heal plant, also known as heal-all, or heart-of-the-earth, blossoms on a gravel bar along Bowman Creek at the head of Bowman Lake in Glacier National Park on July 7, 2025. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Balsam groundsel blossoms on a gravel bar along Bowman Creek at the head of Bowman Lake in Glacier National Park on July 7, 2025. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Thunderbird Mountain reflected in Bowman Lake in Glacier National Park on July 7, 2025. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Numa Creek at dusk in Glacier National Park on July 7, 2025. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
A campfire at a backcountry campsite on Bowman Lake in Glacier National Park on July 7, 2025. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Sunset illuminates a snowfield on Rainbow Peak as viewed from Bowman Lake on July 8, 2025. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Starry sky over Bowman Lake and Thunderbird Mountain in Glacier National Park on July 8, 2025. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Sunrise over Thunderhead Mountain and Bowman Lake on July 8, 2025. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
“Doghair” forests on the slopes rising from the south shore of Bowman Lake on July 8, 2025. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Lichen-covered rocks on the slopes of Rainbow Peak in Glacier National Park on July 8, 2025. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Boulder field at the foot of Square Peak in Glacier National Park on July 8, 2025. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
A flowery meadow at the foot of Square Peak in Glacier National Park on July 8, 2025. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Sky pilot blossoms on the slopes of Rainbow Peak in Glacier National Park on July 8, 2025. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Bowman Lake and Square Peak as viewed from the slopes of Rainbow Peak in Glacier National Park on July 8, 2025. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
A hiker on the ridge line to the summit of Rainbow Peak in Glacier National Park on July 8, 2025. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Rainbow Glacier as viewed from the summit of Rainbow Peak in Glacier National Park on July 8, 2025. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Hikers take in views of Bowman Lake from the summit of Rainbow Peak in Glacier National Park on July 8, 2025. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
A melting snow cavern in a gully on the slopes of Rainbow Peak in Glacier National Park on July 8, 2025. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Rainbow Peak as viewed from Bowman Lake in Glacier National Park on July 9, 2025. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
