Information About

Dixon River

Quick Facts

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Location

58 ° 22' 3" N,
136 ° 50' 30.001" W

Region

Hoonah-Angoon (CA)

Nearest City

Pelican

Length

9 mi (14.48 km)

Dixon River in Detail.

About

In Glacier Bay National Monument in the Fairweather Range, heads at a lobe of Brady Glacier, flowing S to Dixon Harbor on Gulf of Alaska, St. Elias Mts. 9 miles long.

History

Local name reported by National Park Service (NPS) in 1961. Name was derived from Dixon Harbor.

Topo Maps

Mt Fairweather (1951), Mt Fairweather (1951), Mount Fairweather B-3 (1961), Mount Fairweather B-3 (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mt Fairweather (1961), Mount Fairweather B-3 SW (2017),

Places Near Dixon River

Cities:

Tlushashakian,

Areas:

Astrolabe Rocks, Graves Rocks,

Bars:

Alder Rock, Polka Rock,

Bays:

Astrolabe Bay, Boussole Bay, Dicks Arm, Dixon Harbor, Graves Harbor, Murk Bay, Murphy Cove, Palma Bay, Thistle Cove, Torch Bay,

Capes:

Astrolabe Peninsula, Astrolabe Point, Cape Spencer, Eerie Point, Eerie Point, Hankinson Peninsula, Polka Peninsula, Venisa Point, Point Villaluenga,

Glaciers:

Brady Glacier,

Islands:

Libby Island, Sugarloaf Island, Zip Rock,

Lakes:

North Deception Lake, North Trick Lake, South Deception Lake, South Trick Lake,

Mountains:

Boussole Head, De Langle Mountain, Horn Mountain, Mount Marchainville,

Rivers:

Dixon River,

Streams:

Annoksek Creek,