Information About

LeConte Glacier

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Location

56 ° 56' 46" N,
132 ° 19' 45.998" W

Region

Petersburg (CA)

Nearest City

Wrangell

Length

6 mi (9.66 km)

Elevation

3707 ft (1129.89 m)

LeConte Glacier in Detail.

About

Flowing SW to the head of Le Conte Bay, 20 mi. E of Petersburg, Coast Range.

History

Named in 1887 by Lieutenant Commander C. M. Thomas, U.S. Navy (USN), for Joseph Leconte, professor of geology at the University of Calif. See Leconte Bay.

Topo Maps

Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg D-1 (1961), Petersburg D-1 (1961), Petersburg D-1 (1961), Petersburg D-1 (2000), Petersburg D-1 NW (2017),

Places Near LeConte Glacier

Bays:

Le Conte Bay,

Capes:

Indian Point, Thunder Point, Timber Point,

Glaciers:

LeConte Glacier, Popof Glacier, Shakes Glacier, Summit Glacier, Witches Cauldron,

Lakes:

Shakes Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Basargin, Castle Mountain, Devils Thumb, Dupont Peak, Mount Pratt, Simpson Peak, Twin Peaks, Wilkes Peak,

Mountain Passes:

Shakes Slough,

Mountain Ranges:

Admiral Range,

Streams:

Bussy Creek,