Information About

Blackstone Glacier

Blackstone Glacier

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Kenai Peninsula
Nearest City:
Length:
  • 7 mi (11.27 km)
Elevation:
  • 1926 ft (587.04 m)
About

trends NE to its terminus at the head of Blackstone Bay, 8 mi. S of Whittier, Chugach Mts. 7 miles long.

History of Blackstone Glacier

Local name reported in 1899 by W. C. Mendenhall, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). "Named for a miner, who with two companions, lost his life there in the winter of 1896" (Mendenhall, 1900 p. 325).

Blackstone Glacier Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Blackstone Glacier.