Information About

Sheep Glacier

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Sheep Glacier on The Map

Location

62 ° 19' 54.998" N,
144 ° 13' 36.998" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Slana

Length

5 mi (8.05 km)

Elevation

6486 ft (1976.93 m)

Sheep Glacier in Detail.

About

heads at glacier on Mount Sanford and trends NW to its 1959 terminus at head of Sheep Creek 19 mi. SE of Chistochina, Wrangell Mts.

History

Local name reported in 1959 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Probably named for the number of mountain sheep (Ovisdalli) in the area.

Topo Maps

Gulkana (1951), Gulkana (1951), Gulkana (1951), Gulkana (1951), Gulkana B-1 (1959), Gulkana B-1 (1959), Gulkana B-1 (1959), Gulkana (1959), Gulkana (1959), Gulkana (1959), Gulkana (1959), Gulkana (1959), Gulkana (1959), Gulkana (1959), Gulkana (1965), Gulkana B-1 SE (2016),
Places Near Sheep Glacier
Glaciers:

Sanford Glacier, Sheep Glacier,

Mountains:

Capital Mountain, Nathlie Mountain, Mount Sanford,

Streams:

Sheep Creek,