Information About

Sheridan Glacier

Quick Facts

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Location

60 ° 37' 32.002" N,
145 ° 9' 16.999" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Length

15 mi (24.14 km)

Elevation

3107 ft (947.01 m)

Sheridan Glacier in Detail.

About

trends SW to its terminus at Glacier River, 13 mi. E of Cordova, Chugach Mts.

History

Named in 1884 by Captain Abercrombie (1900, map), USA, for General Philip H. Sheridan, 1831-1888, USA, of Civil War fame.

Topo Maps

Cordova (1948), Cordova (1948), Cordova C-4 (1950), Cordova C-4 (1950), Cordova (1951), Cordova (1951), Cordova (1951), Cordova C-4 (1953), Cordova C-4 (1953), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova (1959), Cordova C-4 (2000), Cordova C-4 NE (2014),

Places Near Sheridan Glacier

Areas:

Copper River Delta,

Capes:

Channels:

Flag Point Channel, Long Island Channel,

Glaciers:

Fickett Glacier, Saddlebag Glacier, Scott Glacier, Sheridan Glacier, Sherman Glacier,

Islands:

Long Island, Round Island,

Lakes:

McKinley Lake, Pipeline Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Chosin Few, McKinley Peak, Mount Murchison, Pyramid Peak, Shattered Peak,

Rivers:

Streams:

Routes:

McKinley Lake Trail,

Cities:

Alaganik, Meakerville,