Information About

Cataract Glacier

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 1' 52" N,
148 ° 24' 59" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

Whittier

Length

2.7 mi (4.35 km)

Elevation

2667 ft (812.9 m)

Cataract Glacier in Detail.

About

E of Surprise Glacier, trends NE to its terminus at head of stream which drains into Surprise Inlet 52 mi. SE of Anchorage, Chugach Mts. 2.7 miles long.

History

Descriptive name given in 1899 by members of the Harriman Alaska Expedition.

Topo Maps

Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage (1951), Anchorage A-4 (1960), Anchorage A-4 (1960), Anchorage A-4 (1960), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1962), Anchorage (1979), Anchorage A-4 SW (2016),

Places Near Cataract Glacier

Bays:

Bettles Bay, Harriman Fiord, Hobo Bay, Hummer Bay, Logging Camp Bay, Passage Canal, Pigot Bay, Pirate Cove, Poe Bay, Serpentine Cove, Surprise Inlet, Ziegler Cove,

Capes:

Gradual Point,

Glaciers:

Baker Glacier, Bettles Glacier, Billings Glacier, Cataract Glacier, Colony Glacier, Detached Glacier, Dirty Glacier, Harriman Glacier, Penniman Glaciers, Pigot Glacier, Roaring Glacier, Serpentine Glacier, Seth Glacier, Stairway Glacier, Surprise Glacier, Toboggan Glacier, Wedge Glacier,

Mine:

Granite Mine, Lansing Mine, Portage Mine,

Mountains:

Mount Doran, Mount Gilbert, Mount Muir, Pigot Benchmark,

Parks:

Bettles Bay State Marine Park, Ziegler Cove State Marine Park,

Peaks:

Passage Peak, Pico EspaÃ±a,

Streams:

Billings Creek, Hobo Creek, Hummer Creek,