Information About

Glacier Point

Quick Facts

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Location

62 ° 53' 20" N,
150 ° 35' 37" W

Region

Matanuska-Susitna

Nearest City

Petersville

Elevation

3199 ft (975.06 m)

Glacier Point in Detail.

About

Point of land separating Ruth Glacier and a NW etending lobe, at the mouth of The Great Gorge, 20 mi SE of Denali, Alaska Range

History

Grass-covered spur, used for a campsite, was named by the Parker-Browne Expedition of 1910.

Glacier Point Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Glacier Point.

Topo Maps

Talkeetna (1950), Talkeetna (1950), Talkeetna (1951), Talkeetna (1958), Talkeetna (1958), Talkeetna (1958), Talkeetna (1958), Talkeetna (1958), Talkeetna D-2 (1958), Talkeetna D-2 (1958), Talkeetna D-2 (1958), Talkeetna D-2 NE (2014),
Places Near Glacier Point
Basins:

Don Sheldon Amphitheater, Ruth Ampitheater,

Capes:

Glacier Point,

Glaciers:

Glacier G209237E62899N, Glacier G209301E62921N, Glacier G209459E62947N, Glacier G209466E62842N, Glacier G209504E62852N, North Fork Ruth Glacier, Ruth Glacier,

Mountains:

Mount Barrille, Mount Church, Mount Dan Beard, Mount Dickey, Explorers Peak, Mount Glisen, Mount Johnson, Mount Lee, Mount Mazama, Mooses Tooth, Pease Peak, Mount Sholes,

Mountain Passes:

Brooks Gap, The Gateway, Pittock Pass, Traleika Col,

Pillars:

Peak Rock,

Ridges:

Tokosha Mountains,

Streams:

Slide Creek, Whistler Creek,

Valleys:

The Great Gorge,