Information About

Black Rapids Glacier

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Black Rapids Glacier on The Map

Location

63 ° 27' 41" N,
146 ° 11' 35.999" W

Region

Southeast Fairbanks (CA)

Nearest City

Delta Junction

Length

29 mi (46.67 km)

Elevation

3806 ft (1160.07 m)

Black Rapids Glacier in Detail.

About

trends NW and E to its 1950 terminus near Black Rapids of Delta River, 37 mi. S of Delta Junction, Alaska Range. 29 miles long.

History

Local name reported in 1938 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); at that time the glacier was receiving considerable publicity from the press, because of the speed of its movement and was nicknamed "Galloping Glacier."

Topo Maps

Mount Hayes (1950), Mount Hayes (1950), Mount Hayes B-5 (1951), Mount Hayes B-5 (1951), Mount Hayes B-5 (1951), Mount Hayes (1951), Mount Hayes (1951), Mount Hayes (1955), Mount Hayes (1955), Mount Hayes (1955), Mount Hayes (1955), Mount Hayes B-5 NE (2016),
Places Near Black Rapids Glacier
Glaciers:

Black Rapids Glacier, Eureka Glacier, McGinnis Glacier,

Mountains:

McGinnis Peak, Mount Moffit, Mount Pillsbury,

Streams:

Specimen Creek,

Valleys:

Broxson Gulch,