Information About

Bear Glacier

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Bear Glacier on The Map

Location

59 ° 59' 38" N,
149 ° 37' 5.999" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Seward

Length

21 mi (33.8 km)

Elevation

1260 ft (384.05 m)

Bear Glacier in Detail.

About

trends SE to its terminus in Resurrection Bay, 15 mi. S of Seward, Chugach Mts. 21 miles long.

History

Local name reported in 1909 by U. S. Grant and D. F. Higgins, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Bear Glacier Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Bear Glacier.

Topo Maps

Blying Sound (1946), Blying Sound (1946), Blying Sound D-7 (1950), Blying Sound D-7 (1951), Blying Sound (1951), Blying Sound (1951), Blying Sound D-7 (1953), Blying Sound D-7 (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound (1953), Blying Sound D-7 NW (2017),
Places Near Bear Glacier
Bays:

Bear Cove, Bulldog Cove, Coleman Bay, Derby Cove, Holgate Arm, Porcupine Cove, Quicksand Cove, Tooth Cove,

Capes:

Aialik Peninsula, Bear Glacier Point, Callisto Head, Holgate Head, Lowell Point, Race Point, Tonsina Point,

Channels:

Harding Gateway,

Cities:

Seward,

Dams:

Lowell Creek Dam,

Glaciers:

Addison Glacier, Aialik Glacier, Bear Glacier, Exit Glacier, Glacier G210167E59798N, Lechner Glacier, Pedersen Glacier, Skee Glacier,

Islands:

Cheval Island, Frozen Rock, Slate Island, Squab Island, Twin Rocks,

Lakes:

The Lagoon, Bear Lake, First Lake, Preachers Pond, Second Lake,

Mountains:

Bear Mountain, Mount Benson, Callisto Peak, Marathon Mountain, Phoenix Peak,

Parks:

Two Lakes Park,

Peaks:

Foundary Peak, Mount Kenny Baker, Lowell Peak,

Ridges:

Resurrection Peaks,

Streams:

Box Canyon Creek, Clear Creek, Exit Glacier Creek, Japanese Creek, Lowell Creek, Paradise Creek, Scheffler Creek, Spruce Creek, Tonsina Creek,

Routes:

Alpine Trail, Beach Access Trail, Caines Head Trail, Exit Glacier Trail, Harding Icefield Trail, Loop Trail,

Cities:

Lowell Point,