Flathead Lake, Northwestern Montana, U.S. (2)

Flathead Lake is the largest natural freshwater lake in the western United States. It is over 27 miles (44 km) long and 15 miles (24 km) wide, with a maximum depth greater than 340 feet (104 m). While the lake is not without problems and threats, it remains one of the cleanest in the world. Although we can't see the lake from our home, a walk of a few hundred feet takes us over a ridge and provides spectacular views of the lake, the islands at its southern end, and the town of Polson, MT.

All photographs in this gallery are of or about Flathead Lake.

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The Mission Mountain range is reflected in Flathead Lake on a cold and dark January afternoon. This is a panorama combining three horizontal frames.

The sun rises over the islands in Flathead Lake, with the Mission Mountains in the distance. This photo was made in Montana's Big Arm State Park.

A February valley inversion hides Flathead Lake and the town of Polson, MT, under fog, the Mission Mountains rising above.

The sun rises over Montana's Mission Mountain range. Flathead Lake is obscured below fog created by an inversion.

A stormy sky and inversional fog over the ice of Flathead Lake, with the Mission Mountains beyond.