Information About

Glacier River

Quick Facts

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Location

60 ° 53' 43.001" N,
148 ° 54' 33.001" W

Region

Anchorage

Nearest City

Girdwood

Elevation

33 ft (10.06 m)

Wildlife

Chum Salmon, Coho Salmon, Chinook Salmon, Sockeye Salmon

Glacier River in Detail.

About

heads at terminus of Twentymile Glacier, flows SW to Twentymile River, 18 mi. NE of Sunrise, Chugach Mts. 6.5 miles long.

History

Local name reported in 1898 by Captain E. F. Glenn, USA.

Topo Maps

Seward D-6 (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward D-6 (1952), Seward D-6 (1952), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1959), Seward D-6 NE (1984), Seward D-6 (1994), Seward D-6 NE (2017),
Places Near Glacier River
Glaciers:

Peterson Creek Glacier, Burns Glacier, Byron Glacier, Carroll Glacier, Concordia Glacier, Eagle Glacier, Explorer Glacier, Glacier G210908E61055N, Glacier G210920E61083N, Glacier G210924E61072N, Glacier G210932E61081N, Glacier G210932E61081N, Glacier G210937E60962N, Glacier G210945E60953N, Glacier G210951E60950N, Glacier G210956E61100N, Glacier G210995E60941N, Glacier G211045E60968N, Glacier G211009E61041N, Glacier G211014E60947N, Glacier G211027E60998N, Glacier G211029E60937N, Glacier G211036E60963N, Glacier G211047E61014N, Glacier G211048E61021N, Glacier G211069E61023N, Glacier G211071E60936N, Glacier G211071E60936N, Glacier G211077E61036N, Glacier G211107E60948N, Glacier G211110E60758N, Glacier G211133E61060N, Glacier G211176E60873N, Glacier G211226E60788N, Glacier G211235E60779N, Glacier G211254E60750N, Kern Creek Glacier, Learnard Glacier, Milk Glacier, Milton Glacier, Portage Glacier, Raven Glacier, Shakespeare Glacier, Skookum Glacier,

Routes:

Frozen Flame,

Lakes:

Airstrip Pond, Alder Pond, Carmen Lake, Crystal Lake, Divide Lake, Glenn Lake, Luebner Lake, Portage Lake,

Mine:

Brenner Mine, Crow Creek Mine,

Mountains:

Mount Alyeska, Baird Peak, Bard Peak, Barnes Mountain, Baumann Bump, Begich Peak, Blueberry Hill, Boggs Peak, Byron Peak, Carpathian Peak, Goat Mountain, Hibbs Peak, Jewel Mountain, Kickstep Mountain, Kinnikinnick Mountain, Lingon Mountain, Maynard Mountain, Nagoon Mountain, Notch Mountain, Rook Mountain, Shakespeare Shoulder, Summit Mountain, Tincan Peak,

Mountain Passes:

Crow Pass, Portage Pass,

Peaks:

A1, Bearberry Point, Berg Peak, Bramble Knoll, Bunting Peak, Explorer Peak, Finch Peak, Flying Cornice, Golden Crown, Highbush Peak, Kelleys Knob, Learnard Peak, Longspur Peak, Lowbush Peak, Lowell Peak, Middle Raven Peak, Mismapped Mountain, Mystery Mountain, North Raven Peak, Pipit Peak, Portage Peak, Roost, Roost Peak, Rosy Peak, Saghala Point, South Raven Peak, Sparrow Peak, White Crown, Yudi Peak,

Rivers:

Glacier River, Placer River, South Fork Upper Carmen River, Twentymile River, Upper Carmen River,

Routes:

Eddy's, Gods Country, Little Sweden, Wolverine,

Streams:

California Creek, Crow Creek, Ingram Creek, Kern Creek, Milk Creek, Peterson Creek, Placer Creek, Portage Creek, Skookum Creek, Whittier Creek, Whittier Creek, Winner Creek, Wolverine Creek,

Routes:

Byron Glacier Trail, Crow Pass Trail, Jewel Mountain, Portage Pass Trail, Spencer Glacier Trail, Trail of Blue Ice,

Valleys:

Bear Valley, Glacier Gulch, Placer River Valley,

Cities:

Alyeska,