Information About

Chernof Glacier

Quick Facts

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Location

59 ° 51' 1.001" N,
150 ° 23' 25.001" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Cooper Landing

Length

9 mi (14.48 km)

Elevation

3953 ft (1204.87 m)

Chernof Glacier in Detail.

About

heads in Harding Icefield, on Kenai Peninsula trends NW to a terminus at Fox River and SE 5 mi. to McCarty Glacier, 42 mi. NE of Homer, Chugach Mts. 9 miles long.

History

Named by A. H. Brooks, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1913, for Ivan Chernoff of the Russian American Company who explored part of the west coast of the Kenai Peninsula in 1834.

Topo Maps

Seldovia D-2 (1950), Seldovia D-2 (1950), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia (1951), Seldovia D-2 (1953), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia (1963), Seldovia D-2 SE (2017),

Places Near Chernof Glacier

Cities:

Skilak,

Dams:

Bridge Creek Dam,

Glaciers:

Chernof Glacier, Dinglestadt Glacier, Kachemak Glacier, McCarty Glacier, Split Glacier, Truuli Glacier, Tustumena Glacier,

Lakes:

Arctic Lake, Glacier Lake, Green Lake, Sheep Lake,

Mountains:

Truuli Peak,

Streams:

Truuli Creek,