Information About

Bettles Glacier

Bettles Glacier

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Valdez-Cordova (CA)
Nearest City:
Length:
  • 2.5 mi (4.02 km)
Elevation:
  • 2484 ft (757.12 m)
About

trends NE to its 1951 terminus, 2 mi. SW of head of Bettles Bay and 15 mi. NE of Whittier, Chugach Mts.

History of Bettles Glacier

Named in 1910 for Captain James Bettles of Valdez by Grant and Higgins (1913 pls. 1, 2), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The name for the glacier was originally erroneously spelled "Bettels."