Going to The Sun Road

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79.9 km

Length

+874 m

Ascent

−1,295 m

Descent

2,028 m

Highest point

Hairpins

7.5%

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

14 °C clearsky

wind 3 m/s · clouds 6%

	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 4%

Roads nearby

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Length: +1,294 m
Ascent

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Ascent

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Length: +1,858 m
Ascent

79.9 km · 1 hairpin · 2,028 m

Elevation profile

What does Going to The Sun Road look like?

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

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

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

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

Going to the Sun Road - Glacier National Park - Sept 2016 (28882222794) · m01229 from USA · CC BY-SA 2.0

Going to the Sun Road · RoyGoldsberry · CC BY-SA 4.0

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

Going To The Sun Road Bridge · Joeyp3413 · CC BY-SA 3.0

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

Start

Saint Mary

48.74355, -113.42909

Finish

West Glacier

48.49959, -113.98698

Along the road

Restaurants and cafés

Johnson's of St. Mary Restaurant 0.0 km · 1,389 m

Rising Sun 0.1 km · 1,387 m

Park Cafe 0.1 km · 1,386 m

Frog’s Cantina 0.1 km · 1,386 m

Jammer Joe's Grill & Pizzeria 63.9 km · 984 m

West Glacier Cafe 79.9 km · 968 m

1 unnamed place along the road, from 0.0 km to 79.9 km.

Fuel

Sinclair 0.0 km · 1,388 m

Exxon 0.1 km · 1,387 m

Sinclair 79.9 km · 968 m

Parking

113

Sunrift Gorge Pullout 17.5 km · 1,431 m

Trail of the Cedars Parking 55.5 km · 1,041 m

111 unnamed places along the road, from 0.0 km to 79.9 km.

Toilets

Outhouse 1.5 km · 1,371 m

Outhouse 49.2 km · 1,082 m

51 unnamed places along the road, from 0.1 km to 79.4 km.

EV chargers

2 unnamed places along the road, from 0.9 km to 63.9 km.

Viewpoints

Golden Staircase 10.9 km · 1,387 m

Jackson Glacier Overlook 22.9 km · 1,620 m

Oberlin Bend 31.2 km · 1,993 m

Big Bend 34.8 km · 1,760 m

Bird Woman Falls Overlook 38.0 km · 1,592 m

Red Rocks 54.1 km · 1,057 m

McDonald Creek Overlook 58.5 km · 1,012 m

15 unnamed places along the road, from 6.9 km to 64.7 km.