Information About

Amherst Glacier

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 0' 56.002" N,
147 ° 51' 20.002" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Length

4 mi (6.44 km)

Elevation

1345 ft (409.96 m)

Amherst Glacier in Detail.

About

trends NW to a lake, 5.5 mi. NE of Point Pakenham and 52 mi. SW of Valdez, Chugach Mts.; 4 miles long.

History

Named in 1899 by members of the Harriman Alaska Expedition for Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts.

Topo Maps

Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage A-3 (1960), Anchorage A-3 (1960), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1979), Anchorage A-3 SE (2016),

Places Near Amherst Glacier

Bays:

Cascade Bay, College Fiord, Cove Shoestring, Derickson Bay, Eaglek Bay, Esther Bay, Jonah Bay, Papoose Cove, Quillian Bay, Schoppe Bay, Shoestring Cove, Siwash Bay, Squaw Bay, Yale Arm, Yale Arm College Fiord,

Capes:

Point Pellew, Coghill Point, College Point, Pakenham Point, Point Pellow, Ragged Point,

Channels:

Esther Passage,

Glaciers:

Amherst Glacier, Barnard Glacier, Barry Glacier, Cap Glacier, Coxe Glacier, Crescent Glacier, Eaglek Glacier, Holyoke Glacier, Lafayette Glacier, Muth Glacier, Tommy Glacier, Vassar Glacier, Wellesley Glacier, Williams Glacier,

Islands:

Cascade Island, Eaglek Island, East Flank Island, Esther Island, Jenny Islands, Little Axel Lind Island, West Flank Island,

Lakes:

Coghill Lake, Davis Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Emerson, Unakwik Peak,

Peaks:

Zwaccpunik Peak,

Rivers:

Avery River, Coghill River,

Cities: