Information About

Roaring Glacier

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 0' 13.46" N,
148 ° 26' 44.239" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Whittier

Length

3.5 mi (5.63 km)

Elevation

3763 ft (1146.96 m)

Roaring Glacier in Detail.

About

Trends NE-SW, lying between Surprise Glacier and Harriman Fiord, 1 mi N of the terminal end of Harriman Glacier, 52 mi. SE of Anchorage, Chugach Mts.

History

Descriptive name given in 1899 by members of the Harriman Alaska Expedition, name suggested by the noise of tumbling ice masses on the steep slope at the glacier terminus.