Going-to-the-Sun Road

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80.6 km

Length

+1,294 m

Ascent

−892 m

Descent

2,028 m

Highest point

Hairpins

7.7%

Max gradient

1h 47min

Drive time (approx.)

Weather on the road

At the highest point · 2,028 m

9 °C clearsky

wind 0 m/s · clouds 6%

At the start

16 °C fair

wind 1 m/s · clouds 16%

	Min	Max	Precipitation	Wind
Friday 23 Oct	-2 °C	9 °C	2.6 mm	6 m/s	lightsleet
Saturday 24 Oct	-4 °C	2 °C	0.5 mm	4 m/s	partlycloudy
Sunday 25 Oct	-6 °C	0 °C	0.0 mm	3 m/s	cloudy

Weather data by MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 10/23/26, 12:45 AM

Terrain and when to go

Landscape: High mountain road
Surface: paved 56%, asphalt 5%

Roads nearby

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Length: +874 m
Ascent

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Length: +616 m
Ascent

The Flathead

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Length: +1,858 m
Ascent

80.6 km · 1 hairpin · 2,028 m

Elevation profile

What does Going-to-the-Sun Road look like?

Going-to-the-Sun Road (Patterson) · Tom Patterson · Public domain

Biking Going-to-the-Sun Road in Spring (50047389228) · GlacierNPS · Public domain

Black Bear on Going-to-the-Sun Road (48490208621) · GlacierNPS · Public domain

Glacier National Park, Going-to-the-Sun Road · Mountain walrus · CC BY-SA 3.0

Going-to-the-Sun Road 4889342094 · CGP Grey · CC BY 2.0

Going-to-the-Sun Road-27527 · Ken Thomas · Public domain

Going-to-the-Sun Mountain, Glacier National Park · Ansel Adams · Public domain

Glacier National Park - Going to the Sun Road (32757238883) · m01229 from USA · CC BY-SA 2.0

Photos come from Wikimedia Commons under the licences shown; each opens its source page.

Start

West Glacier

48.49495, -113.98112

Finish

Saint Mary

48.74355, -113.42909

Along the road

Restaurants and cafés

Glacier Highland 0.0 km · 987 m

Belton Grill 0.0 km · 987 m

West Glacier Cafe 0.3 km · 979 m

Jammer Joe's Grill & Pizzeria 16.6 km · 984 m

Frog’s Cantina 80.5 km · 1,385 m

Park Cafe 80.5 km · 1,386 m

Rising Sun 80.5 km · 1,387 m

Johnson's of St. Mary Restaurant 80.6 km · 1,389 m

1 unnamed place along the road, from 0.0 km to 80.6 km.

Fuel

Conoco 0.0 km · 987 m

Sinclair 0.2 km · 981 m

Exxon 80.5 km · 1,387 m

Sinclair 80.6 km · 1,388 m

Parking

114

Trail of the Cedars Parking 25.1 km · 1,041 m

Sunrift Gorge Pullout 63.1 km · 1,431 m

112 unnamed places along the road, from 0.0 km to 80.6 km.

Toilets

Outhouse 31.4 km · 1,082 m

Outhouse 79.1 km · 1,371 m

51 unnamed places along the road, from 1.2 km to 80.5 km.

Viewpoints

McDonald Creek Overlook 22.1 km · 1,012 m

Red Rocks 26.5 km · 1,057 m

Bird Woman Falls Overlook 42.6 km · 1,591 m

Big Bend 45.8 km · 1,759 m

Oberlin Bend 49.3 km · 1,993 m

Jackson Glacier Overlook 57.7 km · 1,620 m

Golden Staircase 69.7 km · 1,386 m

15 unnamed places along the road, from 15.9 km to 73.7 km.

EV chargers

2 unnamed places along the road, from 16.7 km to 79.7 km.