Information About

West Glacier

Quick Facts

Open in The Map West Glacier on The Map

Location

62 ° 15' 29.002" N,
143 ° 56' 49.999" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Slana

Length

11 mi (17.7 km)

Elevation

4905 ft (1495.04 m)

West Glacier in Detail.

About

extends NE from Mount Sanford to its 1957 terminus near Copper River, 5.5 mi. N of Copper Glacier terminus, Wrangell Mts.

History

Local name reported in 1951 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Topo Maps

Nabesna (1950), Nabesna (1950), Nabesna (1950), Nabesna (1950), Nabesna (1951), Nabesna (1951), Nabesna B-6 (1960), Nabesna B-6 (1960), Nabesna (1960), Nabesna (1960), Nabesna (1960), Nabesna (1960), Nabesna (1960), Nabesna B-6 SW (2016),
Places Near West Glacier
Glaciers:

Copper Glacier, Drop Glacier, West Glacier,

Mountains:

Capital Mountain, Mount Sanford,

Streams:

Tanada Creek,