Kahiltna Glacier

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Quick Facts
  • Location: 62 ° 45' 57" N, 151 ° 18' 12" W
  • Region: Matanuska-Susitna
  • Uses:
  • Length: 30 mi (48.28 km)
  • Elevation: 4081 ft (1243.89 m)
    • Arms: Pika Glacier,

    Locales: Denali Base Camp,

    Tributaries: Granite Creek,

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About
heads in icefield between Mount Foraker and Mount Hunter, trends S 30 mi. to head of Kahiltna River, 5 mi. E of Chelatna Lake and 35 mi. NE of Talkeetna; Alaska Range

History
Tanaina Indian name reported in 1899 by Lieutenant J. S. Herron (1901, p. 45 and map), USA, as "Car-ilt-nu." spelling was published by Adolph Knopf and Sidney Paige (in Brooks and others, 1906, p. 118), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Topo Maps

Talkeetna (1950), Talkeetna (1950), Talkeetna (1951), Talkeetna (1958), Talkeetna (1958), Talkeetna (1958), Talkeetna (1958), Talkeetna (1958), Talkeetna D-3 (1958), Talkeetna D-3 (1958), Talkeetna D-3 (1958), Talkeetna D-3 (1958), Talkeetna D-3 SW (2014),

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