Lake Nooney
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Lake Nooney is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana
. The lake is east of Mount Custer
and 0.5 mile (0.80467 km) west of Lake Wurdeman
. The Herbst Glacier
is located above the lake to the northwest. Rock flour
(silt) from melting glaciers make the lake appear opaque turquoise in color.
Montana
Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...
. The lake is east of Mount Custer
Mount Custer
Mount Custer is located in the Livingston Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Situated along the Continental Divide, Mount Custer rises more than above Lake Nooney, located below the summit to the east. Herbst Glacier is immediately northeast of the peak....
and 0.5 mile (0.80467 km) west of Lake Wurdeman
Lake Wurdeman
Lake Wurdeman is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana. The lake is northwest of Chapman Peak and east of Lake Nooney....
. The Herbst Glacier
Herbst Glacier
Herbst Glacier is located in the U.S. state of Montana in Glacier National Park. The glacier is northeast of Mount Custer at an elevation between and above sea level. The glacier covers an area of approximately and does not meet the threshold of often cited as being the minimum size to qualify...
is located above the lake to the northwest. Rock flour
Rock flour
Rock flour, or glacial flour, consists of fine-grained, silt-sized particles of rock, generated by mechanical grinding of bedrock by glacial erosion or by artificial grinding to a similar size...
(silt) from melting glaciers make the lake appear opaque turquoise in color.