Information About

Blockade Glacier

Quick Facts

Region:

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City:

Kenai

Length:

11 mi (17.7 km)

Elevation:

1470 ft (448.06 m)

About

In the Chigmit Mountains, heading at the NE end of Blockade Lake and trending NE to its terminal end near the head of the McArthur River, 33 mi. W of Tyonek, 78 mi WSW of Anchorage, Aleutian Ra. 11 miles long.

History of Blockade Glacier

Local name reported in 1958 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Name probably derived from nearby Blockade Lake.

Found on the following 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 SE (2016),

Places Near Blockade Glacier

Glaciers:

Blockade Glacier, Kidazqeni Glacier, McArthur Glacier,

Lakes:

Big River Lakes, Blockade Lake,

Mountains:

Black Peak, Ch-akajabena Mountain,