Koessler Lake, Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex, Montana

Text & Photography By Doug Roane

Published April 30, 2015
Updated October 19, 2018

Koessler Lake is a 15-mile hike from the trailhead at Holland Lake and is nestled in a stunning glacier-carved cirque at the foot of Ptarmigan Mountain.

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