Information About

North Branch Norris Glacier

Quick Facts

Open in The Map North Branch Norris Glacier on The Map

Location

58 ° 31' 16" N,
134 ° 13' 41.002" W

Region

Juneau

Nearest City

Juneau

Length

4 mi (6.44 km)

Elevation

2989 ft (911.05 m)

North Branch Norris Glacier in Detail.

About

In the Coast Mountains, heads just N of Guardian Mtn., trending SSE to Norris Glacier, 16 mi NE of Juneau.

History

Named in 1964 by members of the Juneau Icefield Research Project.

Places Near North Branch Norris Glacier
Bars:

Grizzly Bar,

Basins:

Evergreen Bowl, Icy Basin, Last Chance Basin, Silverbow Basin, Upper Basin, Washington Basin,

Bays:

Scow Cove, Taku Inlet,

Capes:

Flat Point, Norway Point, Taku Point,

Cliffs:

Two Echo Cliffs,

Dams:

Annex Lakes Dam, Salmon Creek Dam,

Glaciers:

Dead Branch Norris Glacier, Death Valley Branch Norris Glacier, Demorest Glacier, Hole-in-the-Wall Glacier, Leaking Glacier, Lemon Creek Glacier, Middle Branch Norris Glacier, Norris Glacier, North Branch Norris Glacier, Nugget Creek Glacier, Ptarmigan Glacier, Quartz Glacier, Southwest Branch Taku Glacier, Split Thumb Icefall, Taku Glacier,

Hills:

Court House Hill, Starr Hill,

Lakes:

Annex Lakes, Glory Lake, Loon Lakes, Oona Lake,

Mountains:

Amherst Peak, Annex Peak, Cairn Peak, Carpet Peak, Cathedral Peak, Centurian Peak, Deadview Peak, The Dukes, Echo Mountain, Emperor Peak, Exploration Peak, Floprock Peak, Flower Tower, Guardian Mountain, Hodgkins Peak, Juncture Peak, Mount Juneau, Knowl, Little Matterhorn, Mount Maria, Martin Peak, Matin Peak, Norris Mountain, North Nugget Spire, Nugget Mountain, Observation Peak, Olds Mountain, Organ Pipes, Princess Peak, Rhino Peak, Scorpion Peak, Shoehorn Mountain, Slanting Peak, Spencer Peak, Split Thumb, Taku Towers, Thoroughfare Mountain, Topless Peak, True Summit, Vantage Peak, Vesper Peak, West Summit,

Mountain Passes:

Echo Pass, Echo Pass, Igloo Pass,

Mountain Ranges:

Brassiere Hills, Taku Range,

Ridges:

Annex Ridge, Blackerby Ridge, Canyon Ridge, Chicken Ridge, Goat Ridge, Goat Ridge, Gold Ridge, The Horn, Juneau Ridge, Norris-Taku Ridge, Ptarmigan Ridge, Salmon Creek Divide, Salmon Ridge, The Scatter Peaks, Sol Thumb, The Thoroughfare, Twin Summit Ridge,

Rivers:

Salmon Fork,

Streams:

Annex Creek, Canyon Creek, Canyon Creek, Carlson Creek, Gold Fork, Granite Creek, Ice Creek, Lurvey Creek, Sheep Fork, Zipper Creek,

Routes:

Perserverance Trail,

Valleys:

Columbia Basin (not official), Death Valley, Gold Creek Valley, Icy Gulch, Nugget Gulch, Quartz Gulch (historical), Snowslide Gulch,

Cities:

Starr Hill,

Waterfalls:

Alaska Chief Falls, Ebner Falls,