Information About

Chilkat Glacier

Quick Facts

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Location

59 ° 40' 49.001" N,
135 ° 39' 47.999" W

Region

Skagway

Nearest City

Haines

Length

12 mi (19.31 km)

Elevation

2913 ft (887.88 m)

Chilkat Glacier in Detail.

About

heads in Coast Range about 594700N, 1353500W, trends NW to its terminus at head of Chilkat River in British Columbia, 26 mi. NW of Skagway, Coast Mts. 12 miles long.

History

So named by International Boundary Commission (IBC) survey party in 1922, "because it is at the head of the Chilkat River."

Topo Maps

Skagway C-2 (1948), Skagway C-2 (1948), Skagway C-2 (1948), Skagway C-2 (1951), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway C-2 NW (2017),

Places Near Chilkat Glacier

Glaciers:

Chilkat Glacier, Ferebee Glacier,

Mountains:

Mount Foster, Klukwah Mountain,