Glacier National Park borders Waterton Lakes National Park in Canada. The two parks are known as the Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park.

On December 6, 1995 UNESCO designated the Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park as a World Heritage Site because it has a distinctive climate, physiographic setting, mountain-prairie interface, and tri-ocean hydrographical divide. It is an area of fantastic scenery with abundant and diverse flora and fauna.

Mount Cleveland at 10,466 feet (3,190 m) is the tallest mountain in the park. Triple Divide Peak at 8,020 feet (2,444 m) above sea level. sends waters towards the Pacific Ocean, Hudson Bay, and Gulf of Mexico watersheds, and can effectively be considered to the be the apex of the North American continent.

The 53 mile (85 km) long Going-to-the-Sun Road was completed in 1932 and in 1985 was designated a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark.

Daytime temperatures can exceed 90 degrees F. in the summer, with 10 to 15 degrees cooler temperatures at higher elevations. Strong winds and sunny days predominate on the east side of the park. Overnight lows throughout the park can drop to near 20 degrees F, and snow can fall anytime. Glacier Park's western valleys generally receive the most rainfall.

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