Information About

Rainbow Glacier

Quick Facts

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Location

59 ° 7' 6.802" N,
135 ° 31' 27.149" W

Region

Haines

Nearest City

Haines

Length

1.5 mi (2.41 km)

Elevation

5164 ft (1573.99 m)

Rainbow Glacier in Detail.

About

heads on E slope of Chilkat Range, trends E to its terminus, 1.2 mi. NW of mouth of Ludaseska Creek and 24 mi. SW of Skagway, St. Elias Mts.

History

Named by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) and published in 1893 on Chart 8300.

Rainbow Glacier Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Rainbow Glacier.

Topo Maps

Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway A-2 (1954), Skagway A-2 (1954), Skagway A-2 (1954), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway A-2 SE (2017),

Places Near Rainbow Glacier

Cities:

Chilkoot, Gantegastaki,

Bars:

Indian Rock, Jenkins Rock, Johnson Rock, McClellan Flats,

Bays:

Carrs Cove, Chilkat Inlet, Chilkoot Inlet, Kalhagu Cove, Kelgaya Bay, Letnikof Cove, Lutak Inlet, Mud Bay, Paradise Cove, Portage Cove, Pyramid Harbor, Shiyi Bay, Taiyasanka Harbor, Tanani Bay,

Beaches:

Tanani Beach, Tlegu Beach,

Capes:

Anchorage Point, Battery Point, Chilkat Peninsula, Dok Point, False Battery Point, Glacier Point, Green Point, Halutu Peninsula, Kaskulu Point, Kelgaya Point, Lehunua Point, Low Point, Nukdik Point, Taiya Point, Tanani Point, Vanderbilt Point, Zimovia Point,

Cities:

Haines,

Dams:

Haines Army Depot Water Supply Dam, Louie Nelson Homestead Dam,

Fictional Places:

Cicely,

Glaciers:

Davidson Glacier, Garrison Glacier, Girdled Glacier, Rainbow Glacier,

Islands:

Dalasuga Island, Kochu Island, Lehunua Island, Pyramid Island, Sullivan Island,

Lakes:

Lily Lake, Paradise Lake, Rustabach Lake, Rutzebeck Lake,

Mountains:

Berg Mountain, Mount Emmerich, Mount Rice, Mount Riley, Mount Ripinski, Sullivan Mountain, Tukgahgo Mountain,

Parks:

Chilkat State Park,

Peaks:

Shakuseyi Peak, Mount Tajis,

Rivers:

Chilkat River, Ferebee River, Glacier River, Kicking Horse River, Takhin River,

Streams:

Dayehas Creek, Haska Creek, Johnson Creek, Ludaseska Creek, Mink Creek, Shakuseyi Creek,

Routes:

Mount Riley Trail, Battery Point Trail, Mount Ripinsky and 7 Mile Saddle Trail, Nahku Portage, Seduction Point Trail,

Valleys:

Ferebee Valley,

Cities:

Mud Bay, Port Chilkoot, Tanani,