Man severely injured after rock hits vehicle on the Going-to-the-Sun Road
CHRIS PETERSON | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 11 hours, 17 minutes AGO
A woman eyes a mountain goat perched on the Rimrocks in Glacier National Park in this file photo. The Going-to-the-Sun Road runs along the cliffs below.
Chris Peterson is the editor of the Hungry Horse News. He covers Columbia Falls, the Canyon, Glacier National Park and the Bob Marshall Wilderness. All told, about 4 million acres of the best parts of the planet. He can be reached at [email protected] or 406-892-2151. | July 13, 2026 7:40 AM
A man was severely injured after a rock fell off from the cliffs above and went through the roof of his vehicle on the Going-to-the-Sun Road near Rimrocks Saturday in Glacier National Park.
According to the Park Service this incident happened Bout1:40 p.m. p.m. at Logan Pass for about two hours as rangers and the Park's Advanced Life-Support and Emergency Rescue Team attended to the man. The road reopened just before 4 p.m.
There were multiple reports of the incident on social media, including video of the ALERT helicopter landing on the Sun Road in a single lane near the accident to pick the man up and transport him to Logan Health hospital in Kalispell.
His name was not released by park officials.
Rockfall off the cliffs above the Sun Road is not uncommon, though when the road was reconstructed several years ago, crews put in massive bolts in some areas to further stabilize the cliff faces above the road.
Rimrocks is a steep rocky cliff just below Logan Pass.
In 2019 a 14-year-old Utah girl was killed and her family members were injured after rocks fell off the road near the east side tunnel.
This story will be updated as information becomes available.
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Man severely injured after rock hits vehicle on the Going-to-the-Sun Road
A man was severely injured after a rock fell off from the cliffs above and went through the roof of his vehicle on the Going-to-the-Sun Road near Rimrocks Saturday in Glacier National Park.
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