Information About

Barrier Glacier

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Location

61 ° 14' 46" N,
152 ° 21' 46.001" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Kenai

Length

9 mi (14.48 km)

Elevation

1968 ft (599.85 m)

Barrier Glacier in Detail.

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

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."

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,