About Mills Lake
Mills Lake is a Glacier Gorge lake at 9,938 feet, 2.8 miles one-way from Glacier Gorge Trailhead. The route is moderate by this site's scale and follows one of the park's classic trail corridors into the lower gorge.
The lake matters because it is both a destination and a threshold. Jewel Lake is nearby, while Black Lake, Shelf Lake, and the upper Glacier Gorge basin continue farther above. For many hikers, Mills is where Glacier Gorge first opens into its full alpine shape.
NPS trail tables show Glacier Gorge as the starting point for Alberta Falls, Mills Lake, Black Lake, The Loch, Sky Pond, and Andrews Glacier, so lakes here often sit on routes that continue well beyond a single shoreline.
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