Information About

Canwell Glacier

Canwell Glacier

Quick Facts

Region:

Southeast Fairbanks (CA)

Nearest City:

Delta Junction

Length:

13 mi (20.92 km)

Elevation:

3822 ft (1164.95 m)

About

heads near Icefall Peak, trends NE to its 1934 terminus at head of Miller Creek, 24 mi. NW of Paxson, Alaska Range. 13 miles long.

History of Canwell Glacier

Named in 1898 by Captain E. F. Glenn, USA, for a member of his party, "Private Canwell of the hospital corps."

Found on the following Topo Maps

Mount Hayes (1950), Mount Hayes (1950), Mount Hayes (1951), Mount Hayes (1951), Mount Hayes B-4 (1952), Mt. Hayes B-4 (1954), Mt. Hayes B-4 (1954), Mt. Hayes B-4 (1954), Mount Hayes B-4 (1954), Mount Hayes B-4 (1954), Mount Hayes B-4 (1954), Mount Hayes (1955), Mount Hayes (1955), Mount Hayes (1955), Mount Hayes (1955), Mount Hayes B-4 SE (2016),

Places Near Canwell Glacier

Glaciers:

Broken Glacier, Canwell Glacier, Castner Glacier, College Glacier, Eel Glacier, Fels Glacier, Gabriel Icefall, Gulkana Glacier, McCallum Glacier, Moore Icefall, Pegmatite Glacier, Riley Creek Glacier, West Gulkana Glacier,

Lakes:

Crystal Lakes, Dude Lake, Fielding Lake, Oxbow Lake, Two Bit Lake,

Mine:

Mountains:

Black Cap, Cony Mountain, Devils Thumb, The Hoodoos, Icefall Peak, Institute Peak, M-Ladies Mountain, Minya Peak, Ogive Mountain, Old Snowy, Rainbow Mountain, Sight Peak, Mount Silvertip, Skull Peak, Snow White, Traingle Peak, White Princess,

Mountain Passes:

Ridges:

Streams:

Ann Creek, Castner Creek, College Creek, Gunn Creek, Lower Miller Creek, McCallum Creek, Miller Creek, Phelan Creek, West Phelan Creek,

Routes:

Gulkana Glacier Trail, Trans-Alaska Trail - Paxson to Summit Lake, Trans-Alaska Trail - Summit Lake to Black Rapids,

Canwell Glacier Gallery

Pictures of, from, or near Canwell Glacier.