Information About

LaGorce Glacier

Quick Facts

Open in The Map LaGorce Glacier on The Map

Location

60 ° 43' 20.334" N,
144 ° 28' 7.964" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Chitina

Length

2 mi (3.22 km)

Elevation

3589 ft (1093.93 m)

LaGorce Glacier in Detail.

About

trends N to its terminus, 6 mi. S of junction of Bremner and Wernicke Rivers, 38 mi. N of Katalla, Chugach Mts.

History

Named in 1910 by Lawrence Martin for John O. LaGorce, 1880-1959, National Geographic Society.

Topo Maps

Cordova (1948), Cordova (1948), Cordova (1951), Cordova (1951), Cordova (1951), Cordova C-2 (1959), Cordova C-2 (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova C-2 NE (2014),
Places Near LaGorce Glacier
Dams:

Lost Lake Dam,

Glaciers:

Johnson Glacier, LaGorce Glacier, McPherson Glacier, Slide Glacier, Van Cleve Glacier,

Lakes:

Miles Lake, Van Cleve Lake,

Mountains:

Goat Mountain,

Rapids:

Abercrombie Rapids,

Rivers:

Allen River, Bremner River, Wernicke River,

Streams:

Nels Miller Slough,

Valleys:

Baird Canyon,