Information About

Stairway Icefall

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 38' 52.001" N,
142 ° 53' 12.998" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

McCarthy

Elevation

6329 ft (1929.08 m)

Stairway Icefall in Detail.

About

Heads 4 mi S of Regal Mountain, extends S to Root Glacier, 15 mi N of McCarthy, Wrangell Mts.

History

The name "Stairway to Heaven Icefall" was prosed in 1965 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), but it was shortened by Board on Geographic Names (BGN).

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