Information About

Umbrella Glacier

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Umbrella Glacier on The Map

Location

59 ° 59' 44.999" N,
153 ° 10' 9.998" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Ninilchik

Length

6 mi (9.66 km)

Elevation

2280 ft (694.94 m)

Umbrella Glacier in Detail.

About

on Iliamna Volcano, in Chigmit Mts., trends SW to its 1958 terminus at head of Right Fork West Glacier Creek, Aleutian Range

History

Named in 1924 by R. H. Sargent, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), "because of an overhang-like an umbrella."

Topo Maps

Iliamna (1952), Iliamna (1952), Iliamna (1952), Iliamna (1952), Iliamna (1957), Iliamna (1957), Iliamna (1957), Iliamna (1957), Iliamna (1957), Iliamna (1957), Iliamna (1957), Iliamna D-1 (1958), Iliamna D-1 (1958), Iliamna D-1 (1958), Iliamna D-1 (1958),
Places Near Umbrella Glacier
Bars:

Glacier Spit,

Bays:

Chinitna Bay, Clam Cove,

Capes:

Camp Point, Sea Otter Point, Seal Spit,

Glaciers:

Double Glacier, Johnson Glacier, Tongue Glacier, Tuxedni Glacier, Umbrella Glacier,

Islands:

Gull Island,

Mountains:

Brown Mountain, Mount Chinitna, Mount Eleanor, Horn Mountain, Iliamna Volcano, Mount Nick, North Twin, South Twin,

Rivers:

Chinitna River,

Streams:

Beaver Creek, Clearwater Creek, Cliff Creek, Coffin Creek, Covey Creek, Dam Creek, Fitz Creek, Gaikema Creek, Hardy Creek, Holland Creek, Horn Creek, Irish Creek, Left Fork West Glacier Creek, Low Creek, Marsh Creek, Middle Glacier Creek, Park Creek, Right Branch, Right Fork West Glacier Creek, Roscoe Creek, Silver Salmon Creek, Sinking Creek, Tooie Creek, Trail Creek, West Glacier Creek, Wrong Branch, Wrong Branch Trail Creek,

Waterfalls:

Cynthia Falls,