Information About

Barrier Glacier

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 14' 46" N,
152 ° 21' 46.001" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Kenai

Length

9 mi (14.48 km)

Elevation

1968 ft (599.85 m)

Barrier Glacier in Detail.

About

Heading on W slopes of Mount Spurr, flowing S toward E end of Chakachamna Lake, 41 mi. NW of Tyonek, Alaska Range. 9 miles long.

History

So named in 1927 by S. R. Capps and R. H. Sargent (in Smith and others, 1930, pl. 1,2), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), because cthe moraine lay across their route."