Information About

Barrier Glacier

Quick Facts

Region:

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City:

Kenai

Length:

9 mi (14.48 km)

Elevation:

1968 ft (599.85 m)

About

Heading on W slopes of Mount Spurr, flowing S toward E end of Chakachamna Lake, 41 mi. NW of Tyonek, Alaska Range. 9 miles long.

History of Barrier Glacier

So named in 1927 by S. R. Capps and R. H. Sargent (in Smith and others, 1930, pl. 1,2), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), because cthe moraine lay across their route."

Found on the following Topo Maps

Tyonek (1949), Tyonek (1949), Tyonek (1951), Tyonek A-7 (1958), Tyonek A-7 (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek (1958), Tyonek A-7 NE (2016),

Places Near Barrier Glacier

Basins:

East Torbert Cirque, West Torbert Cirque,

Glaciers:

Barrier Glacier, Crater Glacier, Harpoon Glacier, McArthur Glacier, Pothole Glacier, Spurr Ice Plateau,

Mountains:

Ch-akajabena Mountain, Mount Chichantna, Crater Peak, Mount Nagishlamina, The Rowel, Mount Spurr, Mount Torbert,

Mountain Ranges:

Tordrillo Mountains,

Rivers:

Nagishlamina River,