Siyeh Pass Trail

Siyeh Pass Trail traverses the highest maintained trail in Glacier National Park, cresting at 8,050 feet along the Continental Divide before descending through two entirely different valleys, making it one of the most geologically and scenically diverse routes in the park. The trail begins at Siyeh Bend on the Going-to-the-Sun Road and climbs steeply past Baring Falls and Preston Park, a broad alpine basin carpeted with wildflowers and overlooked by the imposing mass of Mount Siyeh. The pass itself sits on a narrow rocky ridge where views extend in every direction across the Lewis Range. The descent on the far side drops into Sunrift Gorge above Lake Josephine and the Many Glacier Valley, completing a point-to-point traverse that requires a vehicle shuttle or trail runner. Snow can remain on the upper section well into late July. Bighorn sheep and mountain goats frequent the rocky terrain near the pass, and pikas call from boulder fields on both sides of the divide. The sheer geological spectacle of the Precambrian argillite formations, ranging from rust red to seafoam green, makes this trail an open-air classroom in deep time. Siyeh Pass is considered a crown jewel of Glacier hiking and rewards experienced, well-prepared hikers with an unmatched cross-range wilderness experience.