Information About

Shiels Glacier

Quick Facts

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Location

60 ° 52' 23.318" N,
144 ° 47' 15.742" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Length

2 mi (3.22 km)

Elevation

3474 ft (1058.88 m)

Shiels Glacier in Detail.

About

trends NE to its terminus 2.5 mi. W of Copper River, 50 mi. N of Katalla, Chugach Mts.

History

Named in 1914 by Lawrence Martin for Archie Shields (sic) of the Copper River and Northwestern RR.

Topo Maps

Cordova (1948), Cordova (1948), Cordova D-3 (1950), Cordova D-3 (1950), Cordova (1951), Cordova (1951), Cordova (1951), Cordova D-3 (1953), Cordova D-3 (1953), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova D-3 (1994), Cordova D-3 SE (2014),

Places Near Shiels Glacier

Capes:

Glaciers:

Allen Glacier, Childs Glacier, Grinnell Glacier, Heney Glacier, McCune Glacier, Shiels Glacier,

Lakes:

Mountains:

Mount O-Neel, The Peninsula, Mount Williams,

Rivers:

Streams:

Abercrombie Creek, Chinaman Slough, Ginny Creek, Nels Miller Slough,

Valleys:

Waterfalls: