Information About

Crescent Glacier

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Crescent Glacier on The Map

Location

60 ° 59' 47" N,
147 ° 51' 25.999" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Glacier View

Length

5.5 mi (8.85 km)

Elevation

1880 ft (573.02 m)

Crescent Glacier in Detail.

About

trends NW on E bank of College Fiord, 55 mi. SW of Valdez, Chugach Mts. 5.5 miles long.

History

A descriptive name given in 1898 by members of the Harriman Alaska Expedition.

Topo Maps

Seward D-3 (1951), Seward D-3 (1951), Seward D-3 (1951), Seward D-3 (1951), Seward D-3 (1951), Seward D-3 (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward D-3 (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-3 (1995),
Places Near Crescent Glacier
Bays:

Cascade Bay, College Fiord, Cove Shoestring, Derickson Bay, Eaglek Bay, Esther Bay, Jonah Bay, Papoose Cove, Quillian Bay, Schoppe Bay, Shoestring Cove, Siwash Bay, Squaw Bay, Yale Arm, Yale Arm College Fiord,

Capes:

Point Pellew, Coghill Point, College Point, Hodgkins Point, Pakenham Point, Point Pellow, Ragged Point,

Channels:

Esther Passage,

Glaciers:

Amherst Glacier, Barnard Glacier, Barry Glacier, Cap Glacier, Coxe Glacier, Crescent Glacier, Eaglek Glacier, Holyoke Glacier, Lafayette Glacier, Muth Glacier, Tommy Glacier, Wellesley Glacier, Williams Glacier,

Islands:

Axel Lind Island, Bald Head Chris Island, Cascade Island, Eaglek Island, East Flank Island, Esther Island, Jenny Islands, Little Axel Lind Island, West Flank Island,

Lakes:

Coghill Lake, Davis Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Coville, Mount Emerson, Unakwik Peak,

Parks:

South Esther Island State Marine Park,

Peaks:

Zwaccpunik Peak,

Rivers:

Avery River, Coghill River,

Cities:

Golden,