Information About

Penniman Glaciers

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 5' 40.564" N,
148 ° 20' 18.744" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Whittier

Length

1 mi (1.61 km)

Elevation

3825 ft (1165.86 m)

Penniman Glaciers in Detail.

About

two trend E from head of Baker glacier, 52 mi. SE of Anchorage, Chugach Mts.

History

Named in 1914 by Dora Keen Handy for "the Penniman brothers of Philadelphia; James H., philanthropist, and Josiah H., president and provost of the University of Pennsylvania."