Information About

Bacon Glacier

Quick Facts

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Location

58 ° 38' 58.999" N,
133 ° 48' 29.002" W

Region

Juneau

Nearest City

Juneau

Length

3.5 mi (5.63 km)

Elevation

2605 ft (794 m)

Bacon Glacier in Detail.

About

In the Coast Mountains, trending SE to its terminus, 8 mi NE of Twin Glacier Lake and 33 mi NE of Juneau, Coast Mts. 3.5 miles long.

History

Local name reported in 1960 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Topo Maps

Taku River (1953), Taku River (1953), Taku River (1953), Taku River (1953), Taku River C-6 (1960), Taku River C-6 (1960), Taku River (1960), Taku River (1960), Taku River (1960), Taku River (1960), Taku River C-6 (1995), Taku River C-6 NE (2017),
Places Near Bacon Glacier
Capes:

Swede Point,

Glaciers:

Bacon Glacier, East Twin Glacier, Hades Highway, Hole-in-the-Wall Glacier, Unknown Glacier, West Twin Glacier,

Islands:

Canyon Island,

Lakes:

Boundary Lake, Swineford Lakes, Twin Glacier Lake,

Mountains:

Antler Peaks, Camp 4 Peak, Couloir Peak, Devils Paw, Frostbite Peak, Gisel Peak, The Horn Peaks, Kluchman Mountain, Michaels Sword, Mount Swineford, Twin Glacier Peak,

Ridges:

Ivy Ridge,

Rivers:

Sittakanay River, Wright River,

Streams:

Boundary Creek, Fish Creek, Hidden Creek, Johnson Creek, Moose Creek, Sockeye Creek, Yehring Creek, Zipper Creek,